Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | ... | Lalita Bakshi (as Aishwarya Rai) | |
Martin Henderson | ... | William Darcy | |
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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 | |
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Meghna Kothari | ... | Maya Bakshi (as Meghnaa) |
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Peeya Rai Chowdhary | ... | Lakhi Bakshi (as Peeya Rai Choudhuri) |
Alexis Bledel | ... | Georgina 'Georgie' Darcy | |
Marsha Mason | ... | Catherine Darcy | |
Ashanti | ... | Ashanti |
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. Written by Anonymous
A fun movie. I watched it twice, once at the theater and once on DVD. The DVD has extended versions of the song and dance sequences which were also great.
What I like about this movie: Well, first of all, the fun factor. The pretty stars, the toe-tapping music, the dance sequences, the scenery of India, England and the US. These things all added up to pretty tasty eye-candy.
I also liked the international flavor and themes of the film. As was pointed out in the DVD commentary, it was a British film with a decidedly non-Eurocentric point of view. It was this while being a populist film at the same time. There are Indian actors from India, as well as British Indians and US Indians. Of course, there are white folk too.
The movie handles conflict between "Western arrogance" and native defensiveness without making one side more righteous than the other. And, of course, in the end, love conquers all. Well, love and wealth conquers all... Which leads me to what I didn't like about the film.
I have to admit, one reason I liked the film was because I loved looking at the beautiful, young actresses. So, maybe it is a tad hypocritical of me that the biggest turn-off was that the main appeal of the male protagonists (to the female characters) was their wealth and power.
Anyway. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and recommend it highly.