Bride & Prejudice (2004)

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice gets a Bollywood treatment.

Director:

Gurinder Chadha

Writers:

Jane Austen (novel), Paul Mayeda Berges,

Stars:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	...	Lalita Bakshi (as Aishwarya Rai)
Martin Henderson	...	William Darcy
Nadira Babbar	...	Manorama Bakshi
Anupam Kher	...	Chaman Bakshi
Naveen Andrews	...	Balraj
Namrata Shirodkar	...	Jaya Bakshi
Daniel Gillies	...	Johnny Wickham
Indira Varma	...	Kiran
Sonali Kulkarni	...	Chandra Lamba
Nitin Ganatra	...	Mr. Kohli
Meghna Kothari	...	Maya Bakshi (as Meghnaa)
Peeya Rai Chowdhary	...	Lakhi Bakshi (as Peeya Rai Choudhuri)
Alexis Bledel	...	Georgina 'Georgie' Darcy
Marsha Mason	...	Catherine Darcy
Ashanti	...	Herself

Storyline

A Bollywood-style update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.

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Plot Keywords:

travel | india | jane austen | england | bollywood | 

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Taglines:

Bollywood meets Hollywood... And it's a perfect match

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

BIM Distribuzione [Italy] Miramax [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Hindi Panjabi Spanish

Release Date:

11 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coup de foudre à Bollywood

Filming Locations:

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$783,222 (Australia) (18 February 2005)

Gross:

$6,601,079 (USA) (20 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé Pictures International, UK Film Council, Kintop Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min 111 min (International) 122 min (Hindi)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mellan Mitchell had one line during the scene in the kitchen when Lalita and Johnny are talking, but it was cut out of the film.

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Goofs

During the confrontation between Lalita and Darcy after the L.A. wedding, Lalita's earrings change. First they match, then one is longer than the other and a slightly different style.

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Quotes

Lalita Bakshi: Arrogance, pride, vanity.
Kiran Bingley: She certainly read you like a book Darcy.

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Crazy Credits

Out-takes, behind the scenes footage and clips of the cast and crew singing along to the music are shown during the credits.

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Connections

Version of Pride and Prejudice (1938)

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Soundtracks

"Touch My Body"
Written by Irving Lorenzo, Jimmy Kendrix and Ashanti Douglas
Performed by Ashanti
Produced by Irv Gotti and Jimmy Kendrix for Top Dawg Productions / Family Bizness
Used Courtesy of Casablanca Music, LLC
Ashanti appears courtesy of The Inc.
(c) Irving Lorenzo and Jimmy Kendrix for DJ Irv/Famous Music Publishing and Ashanti Douglas for Pookie Toots/Universal Music

User Reviews

Awesome Movie...

I just saw this movie at a press show, and I have to admit, it was magnificent. The whole movie was full of color and life, and it was so vibrant. The lyrics for some songs were a bit cheesy, but one can overlook that when watching the movie. It portrayed a true Indian family. I think that everyone should watch this movie and get insight into the lives of Indian families. The songs didn't appear out of nowhere as is the trend of most Hindi movies, the actually fit into the movie excellently. The acting was superb and the Indian snake dance was hilarious. However, the director should have given a bigger "role" to the other sisters. Ash Rai did a great job and Martin Henderson was just perfect for the role of Mr. Darcy.

This movie deserves four stars!!!!1