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Director:
Writers:
Aash Karan Atal (dialogue)
Sooraj R. Barjatya (story)
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Release Date:
24 November 2006 (India) more
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Tagline:
Marriage isn't a game...
Plot:
Poonam, a traditionally brought-up young woman, is to marry Prem, a groom chosen by her uncle. Poonam and Prem's faith and love are to be tested however, when an accident occurs and Poonam might be scarred for life. full summary | add synopsis
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Vivah - Movie Review
 (From The Bollywood Ticket. 3 October 2009, 5:10 PM, PDT)

Shahid: 'Kaminey was my litmus test'
 (From digitalspy. 7 September 2009, 9:16 AM, PDT)

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Beautiful (if a bit slow) movie more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Shahid Kapur ... Prem 'Bholu' (as Shahid Kapoor)
Amrita Rao ... Poonam 'Bitto'
Anupam Kher ... Harishchandra
Alok Nath ... Krishnakant
Seema Biswas ... Rama
Samir Soni ... Sunil
Lata Sabharwal ... Bhavna
Manoj Joshi ... Bhagat
Amrutha Prakash ... Rajni 'Chhoti' (as Amrita Prakash)
Dinesh Lamba ... Munimji
Ameya Pandya ... Rahul
Jatin Sial ... Prem's office staff (as Jatin Siyal)
Aditi Bhatia
Shreya Sharma
Mohnish Bahl ... Dr. Rashid Khan
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Was the first Indian movie to be released simultaneously both in theatres and on the Internet, via the production company's official website. more
Quotes:
Poonam: [Prem is about to apply the vermillion to her forehead] Wait!
[Prem stops]
Poonam: Before you do this, lift this blanket once and just take a look at my body
Prem: My love doesn't deserve this test, Poonam. And you know that.
[applies the vermillion]
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11 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Beautiful (if a bit slow) movie, 13 November 2006
8/10
Author: jassi1984 from United Kingdom

This movie brings back many memories of the classic cinema of old, where actors didn't have to take their clothes off to make viewers watch their film.

Firstly I think the main plus point of this movie is the amazing chemistry between Shahid and Amrita, it is definitely the making of the film.

I have seen lots of comments regarding the film being sickly sweet and overly slushy. In response to this, I think to a certain degree this is a correct analysis, however considering this is a Barjatya film I think that compared to MPK, HAHK, HSSH and MPKDH, it has been toned down significantly. HSSH was almost unbearable to watch in some places.

In this film however, when the sentimental moments come along, you find yourself smiling, wishing the budding couple all the best and hoping that nothing bad happens to them.

Another major plus point is the performances of Shahid and Amrita. Both have acted very well, especially Shahid who looks great in the film. Amrita looks simply stunning and should be taken seriously as a future major star.

Although I really enjoyed the film as a whole, I do feel that it was too long. Some of the middle could have been trimmed off and it would maybe made even more of an impact. I also think the music, although it fits into the film when you see the situations is slightly old fashioned and the movie could have benefited if a more up-to-date soundtrack had been available. Although the picturisation of the songs Mujhe Haq Hain and Hamari Shaadi Mein are wonderful.

All in all, I definitely recommend this film, its romantic, looks stunning and has a dramatic climax (I won't go into details, just in case you haven't seen it.

PS. If you're prone to crying-take a tissue! (I needed several)

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