Monsoon Wedding (2001)

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Director:

Mira Nair

Writer:

Sabrina Dhawan

Stars:

Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Lalit Verma
Lillete Dubey	...	Pimmi Verma
Shefali Shetty	...	Ria Verma
Vijay Raaz	...	Parabatlal Kanhaiyalal 'P.K.' Dubey
Tillotama Shome	...	Alice
Vasundhara Das	...	Aditi Verma
Parvin Dabas	...	Hemant Rai
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	C.L. Chadha
Kamini Khanna	...	Shashi Chadha
Rajat Kapoor	...	Tej Puri
Neha Dubey	...	Ayesha Verma
Kemaya Kidwai	...	Aliya Verma
Ishaan Nair	...	Varun Verma
Randeep Hooda	...	Rahul Chadha
Roshan Seth	...	Mohan Rai

Storyline

A story set in the modern upper-middle class of India, where telecommunications and a western lifestyle mix with old traditions, like the arranged wedding young Aditi accepts when she ends the affair with a married TV producer. The groom is an Indian living in Texas, and all relatives from both families, some from distant places like Australia, come to New Delhi during the monsoon season to attend the wedding. The four-day arrangements and celebrations will see clumsy organization, family parties and drama, dangers to the happy end of the wedding, lots of music and even a new romance for the wedding planner Dubey with the housemaid Alice...

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | bride | india | marriage | arranged marriage | 

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Taglines:

The Rain is coming... and so is the Family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, including some sex related dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

monsoonwedding.indiatimes.com

Country:

India USA Italy Germany France

Language:

English Hindi Panjabi Urdu

Release Date:

12 December 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Casamento Debaixo de Chuva

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$68,546 (USA) (22 February 2002)

Gross:

$13,876,974 (USA) (27 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IFC Productions, Mirabai Films, Keyfilms Roma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A large portion of the original footage (including the wedding itself) was ruined by an airport x-ray machine. The scenes had to be re-shot, when additional funds had been raised to do so, some months later.

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Goofs

When Ria confronts Tej in the car with Aliya, Aliya is next to him. The camera goes back to Ria, and in the next shot, Tej is in the car alone. A moment later, Aliya is back in car.

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Quotes

P.K. Dubey: Your daughter is my daughter.

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Crazy Credits

We are like that. Only 40 locations, 30 days exactly & approximately.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Saw VI/Cirque du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Amelia (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Madhaniyaan"
Performed by Rekha

User Reviews

Best Movie of the Year

I really loved this movie. It was the first DVD I bought when I got a player. The story is rich and full of meaning, the actors are wonderful and the music is awesome. As another reviewer mentioned, I am trying to pass the word about this movie to everyone I can. PLEASE just don't compare it to My Big Fat Greek Wedding! That movie was cute and maybe more people could relate to it, but that is because it lacked any real substance. I didn't hate it, but it doesn't begin to touch Monsoon Wedding's issues: family, trust, abuse, love, grief, joy, tradition and oh so much more. When you are done seeing this movie, you want to see it again. And my first time I did just that. I watched it one evening and got up and watched it again the next day. Now, I consider this a really substantial movie, but I have to be petty for just one moment and say... hot Indian guys! I mean HOT! All right,I digress. This is the best movie I have seen in a LONG time.