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

The movie won the Golden Lion, the highest prize at the Venice Film Festival 2001. Mira Nair was the second Indian (after Satyajit Ray for Aparajito).

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Goofs

When the maid is picking the glasses off the ground, she also picks up an orange flower and puts it behind her ear which subsequently disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

P.K. Dubey: If he wants the work done, he must get the cash out. The one-rupee era is over.

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Crazy Credits

For my family

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Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Aaja Nachle"
(Come On Dance!)
Written by Bally Sagoo and D. Khanne Wala
Produced by Bally Sagoo featuring Hans Raj Hans
Published by Rondor Music
Courtesy of Ishq Records

User Reviews

emotional

If you're expecting an "exotic India" kind of movie, you'd be better off not seeing it. This is a contemporary film, and it's made with love. Acting is terrific, and it becomes obvious that actors had so much synergy while working on the movie. Only a very cynical person wouldn't be emotionally touched by the story and the characters. A great film to see with your significant other on a weekend. Warm fuzzy feelings all the way!