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Monsoon Wedding

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7.3/10
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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ComedyDramaRomance

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.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
26K
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  • Director
    • Mira Nair
  • Writer
    • Sabrina Dhawan
  • Stars
    • Naseeruddin Shah
    • Lillete Dubey
    • Shefali Shah
  • Director
    • Mira Nair
  • Writer
    • Sabrina Dhawan
  • Stars
    • Naseeruddin Shah
    • Lillete Dubey
    • Shefali Shah
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 217User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Monsoon Wedding
    Trailer 1:26
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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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    Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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    Top cast

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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
    • 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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Aj Mera Jee Kardaa
      (Today My Heart Desires)

      Music by Sukhwinder Singh

      Produced by Mychael Danna

    User reviews217

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    10/10
    Best Movie of the Year
    I really loved this movie. It was the first DVD I bought when I got a player. The story is rich and full of meaning, the actors are wonderful and the music is awesome. As another reviewer mentioned, I am trying to pass the word about this movie to everyone I can. PLEASE just don't compare it to My Big Fat Greek Wedding! That movie was cute and maybe more people could relate to it, but that is because it lacked any real substance. I didn't hate it, but it doesn't begin to touch Monsoon Wedding's issues: family, trust, abuse, love, grief, joy, tradition and oh so much more. When you are done seeing this movie, you want to see it again. And my first time I did just that. I watched it one evening and got up and watched it again the next day. Now, I consider this a really substantial movie, but I have to be petty for just one moment and say... hot Indian guys! I mean HOT! All right,I digress. This is the best movie I have seen in a LONG time.
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    5
    • KritterJ
    • Feb 19, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2001 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
      • Italy
      • Germany
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • monsoonwedding.indiatimes.com
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsuunihäät
    • Filming locations
      • Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Central Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Production companies
      • IFC Productions
      • Mirabai Films
      • Pandora Filmproduktion
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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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