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Monsoon Wedding

  • 2001
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  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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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.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.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 Shah
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mira Nair
    • Writer
      • Sabrina Dhawan
    • Stars
      • Naseeruddin Shah
      • Lillete Dubey
      • Shefali Shah
    • 218User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Shefali Shah, Vasundhara Das, Neha Dubey, and Kemaya Kidwai in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Parvin Dabas and Vasundhara Das in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Lillete Dubey and Naseeruddin Shah in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Vasundhara Das in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Parvin Dabas in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Mira Nair in Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Hemant Rai (Parvin Dabas) is welcome by his father-in-law-to-be Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) at the latter's home in the Mira Nair film MONSOON WEDDING, an Odeon Films Inc. release.
    Director/Producer Mira Nair on the set of MONSOON WEDDING, an Odeon Films Inc. release.
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    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Lalit Verma
    Lillete Dubey
    Lillete Dubey
    • Pimmi Verma
    Shefali Shah
    Shefali Shah
    • Ria Verma
    • (as Shefali Shetty)
    Vijay Raaz
    Vijay Raaz
    • Parabatlal Kanhaiyalal 'P.K.' Dubey
    Tillotama Shome
    Tillotama Shome
    • Alice
    Vasundhara Das
    Vasundhara Das
    • Aditi Verma
    Parvin Dabas
    Parvin Dabas
    • Hemant Rai
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • C.L. Chadha
    Kamini Khanna
    Kamini Khanna
    • Shashi Chadha
    Rajat Kapoor
    Rajat Kapoor
    • Tej Puri
    Neha Dubey
    • Ayesha Verma
    Kemaya Kidwai
    • Aliya Verma
    Ishaan Nair
    • Varun Verma
    Randeep Hooda
    Randeep Hooda
    • Rahul Chadha
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Mohan Rai
    Soni Razdan
    Soni Razdan
    • Saroj Rai
    Sameer Arya
    • Vikram Mehta
    Rahul Vohra
    Rahul Vohra
    • Uday Verma
    • Director
      • Mira Nair
    • Writer
      • Sabrina Dhawan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      A large portion of the original footage (including the wedding itself) was ruined by an airport x-ray machine. The scenes had to be re-shot, when additional funds had been raised to do so, some months later.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Rahul Chadha: I just fell from grace.

      Saroj Rai: My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able to fall. I mean, if you keep sitting on your ass, nothing's gonna happen. "Only brave warriors fall off their horses in battle. How can kneeling cowards know what a fall is?" Listen sweetheart, the main thing is, you have to fight the battle.

    • Crazy credits
      We are like that only. 40 locations, 30 days exactly & approximately.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Aj Mera Jee Kardaa (Today My Heart Desires)
      Music by Sukhwinder Singh

      Produced by Mychael Danna

    User reviews218

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    10/10
    Exactly and approximately superb!
    In Delhi, the wealthy father of the bride (Lalit, played by N. Shah) prepares an elaborate wedding. We meet his extended family, arriving from as far as America for the wedding, beginning with a formal engagement party 4 days before. Several subplots are followed: Additi, the bride, has chosen an arranged marriage instead of waiting for her married lover to leave his wife. Ria, her cousin, has never married and is being pestered by all concerned. We learn that Ria's father, Lalit's big brother, has passed away and so Lalit is her father-figure as well. Dubey, the wedding organizer, becomes smitten with Alice, Lalit's maid. As the days pass, family joys and family secrets are revealed.

    I cannot praise this movie enough. First of all, kudos to N. Shah for a sensitive, complex portrayal that never, for a moment, feels like acting. Without hand-held camera pretensions, Monsoon Wedding nonetheless feels more like meeting a family at a big affair than watching a movie. It is real and intimate, yet magical. All the performances are good; Rajat Kapoor as an uncle with a secret is particularly powerful, and bears a striking resemblance to a younger Donald Sutherland.

    We see Indian society as India sees it. My coworker, Sreeman, tells me that everyone attends neighborhood weddings; that an average wedding has 800–900 guests, and his had 1200. Traditionalism matters, but modernity matters as well. At one point, Lalit and Dubey argue over the wedding tent; should it be white, the modern (Western) way, or should it be colorful? Lalit demands color and Dubey orders "the old kind." The struggle between modern and traditional ways is one of the primary undercurrents of the film, embodied by Additi's choice, in fact, we meet her married lover as the host of a TV talk show discussing traditional versus modern ways.

    Another undercurrent is finding love, impediments to love, and choices about love. Additi, Dubey, Ria, and another cousin, Rahul, all have barriers to overcome before they have a chance at happiness.

    But the main theme is family, and this huge, chaotic family is a wonder to behold. You can't always tell who's related to whom, but you get the sense that they can't either, and coming from a large, extended family myself, I know that's how it is. Family is everything to Lalit, yet he communicates harshly with a son he doesn't understand, and calls nephew Rahul "idiot." Yet his love and devotion are clear, and he is the real hero of this film, coming through for everyone and stretching himself to the limit.
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    • Dehlia_
    • Jan 24, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2002 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
      • Italy
      • Germany
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • monsoonwedding.indiatimes.com
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsoon Wedding - Hochzeit mit Hindernissen
    • Filming locations
      • Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Central Delhi, Delhi, India(PK Dubey's residence)
    • Production companies
      • IFC Productions
      • Mirabai Films
      • Pandora Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,885,966
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $68,546
      • Feb 24, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,787,356
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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