Just Married: Marriage Was Only the Beginning! (2007)

A newly-married couple discover they are incompatible.

Director:

Meghna Gulzar

Writer:

Meghna Gulzar (screenplay)

Stars:

Fardeen Khan, Esha Deol, Neelima Azim

Cast

Credited cast:
Fardeen Khan	...	Abhay Sachdeva
Esha Deol	...	Ritika
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neelima Azim
Mukul Dev	...	Shoib Mirza
Anita Hassandani	...	Amrita (as Anita Hassanandani)
Kiran Karmarkar
Eijaz Khan	...	Special appearance
Kiron Kher	...	Shobha Chaturvedi
Apara Mehta
Lalit Parashar	...	Photographer
Tarina Patel
Deepak Qazir	...	Ritika's dad
Manasi Joshi Roy
Rohit Roy	...	Deepak
Bikram Saluja	...	Rishabh

Storyline

U.S.-based Abhay Sachdeva travels to India to attend Deepak's marriage with Amrita. At the wedding ceremony and subsequent reception, he meets with Ritika Khanna, and later finds out that their respective parents have arranged their marriage. Both get married and take a tour-bus for their honey-moon in Ooty. This is where both will encounter heartbreak by discovering their incompatibility.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | honeymoon | marriage ceremony | newlywed couple | arranged marriage

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 March 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Just Married

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was earlier Titled "Baat Pakki"

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Soundtracks

"baat pakki"
Written by Gulzar
Performed by Shaan, Neeraj Shridhar
Music by Pritam Chakraborty

User Reviews

A Story Begins

As a Westerner watching another culture's view and tradition of marriag, I found Just Married mesmerizing and delightful. The idea of marrying a stranger through the mutual arrangement of parents is difficult, especially in this modern age. Yet this is the case in this Hindi film. Told with humor, and fresh perspective, we learn of Abhay and Ritika who have only met once and are now on their traditional five day honeymoon. As said, it is difficult to believe in this cell phone affluent age that such an archaic custom as an arranged marriage still take place. We see the awkwardness that this young couple feels as they come together on their first night, and how they try to forge a bond, even though they do not know one another. We see different views of marriage and commitment as presented by the other couples also on holiday, from a couple of forty years married to others still unsure of making marital commitment. There's song, witty dialog, poignant moments, blending and comparison of new ways and tradition. Watching the movie with subtitles definitely loses some of the trueness of the story, yet it is still a delight to watch. Granted some of the plot is a little trite and the bus incident a bit drawn out and contrived; however the overall movie was worth watching.