Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

After Rahul's white pop-star fiancée dies in a bizarre levitation accident his mother insists he find another girl as soon as possible, preferably a Hindi one. As she backs this up by ... See full summary »

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writer:

Deepa Mehta

Stars:

Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray, Moushumi Chatterjee

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rahul Khanna	...	Rahul Seth
Lisa Ray	...	Sue (Sunita) Singh
Moushumi Chatterjee	...	Mummy ji
Dina Pathak	...	Grandma ji
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Mr. Singh
Ranjit Chowdhry	...	Rocky
Jessica Paré	...	Kimberly
Rishma Malik	...	Twinky
Jasbir Mann	...	Bobby (as Jazz Mann)
Arjun Lombardi-Singh	...	Go (Govind)
Leesa Gaspari	...	Lucy
Neelam Mansingh	...	Mrs. Singh
Mike Deol	...	Killer Khalsa (as Killer Khalsa)
Jolly Bader	...	Daddy ji
Ronica Sajnani	...	Ronica

Storyline

After Rahul's white pop-star fiancée dies in a bizarre levitation accident his mother insists he find another girl as soon as possible, preferably a Hindi one. As she backs this up by postponing his sister's wedding until he does so, he feels forced to act, the more so as he knows his sister is pregnant. But it's a pretty tall order for an Indian living in Ontario, so when he meets striking escort Sunita who can 'be whatever you want me to be' he hatches a scheme to pass her off as his new betrothed. Things get complicated when his family start to take to her and he realises his own feelings are becoming rather stronger than that.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | escort | hindu | indian | deception | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is what it appears to be.

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sensuality/partial nudity, some crude language and drug references

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English Hindi Spanish

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Bollywood Hollywood

Filming Locations:

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$18,014 (USA) (3 October 2003)

Gross:

$1,491,083 (USA) (10 October 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Different Tree Same Wood, Téléfilm Canada, Canadian Television Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lisa Ray fractured her leg when she went to Canada to shoot this film.

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Quotes

Grandma ji: [about grandson's caucasian girlfriend] This is the winter of our discontent.

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Crazy Credits

Akshaye Khanna as his own good self

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Rooftop Party"
Composed and Directed by Sandeep Chowta
Performed by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinoi

User Reviews

Witty, whimsical, wacky - wow.

I am a fan of satire, and this movie has not been appreciated for what it is - a spoof, not only of the high flying Bollywood musicals with weeping widows and on-cue dance routines in full costume but it is also a subtle rendition of Shakespeare's own comedy plays of mistaken identities and the "play within the play" feature which was witfully alluded to by the comic relief Indian Grand-ma in sneakers who bemoans "All the world's a stage" often enough to wrangle out a grin. I found it delightful and light which doesn't disappoint in wrenching out a smug smile and leaving one feeling good. Much needed therapy for all sub-continents nowadays. Don't expect Bollywood - or even Hollywood - when settling back to take in the action as it flies at you full throttle - but a magical space in between in suspended disbelief.