Vivah (2006)

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.

Director:

Sooraj R. Barjatya

Writers:

Aash Karan Atal (dialogue), Sooraj R. Barjatya (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shahid Kapoor	...	Prem 'Bholu'
Amrita Rao	...	Poonam 'Bitto'
Anupam Kher	...	Harishchandra
Alok Nath	...	Krishnakant
Seema Biswas	...	Rama
Samir Soni	...	Sunil
Lata Sabharwal	...	Bhavna
Manoj Joshi	...	Bhagat
Amrita Prakash	...	Rajni 'Chhoti'
Dinesh Lamba	...	Munimji
Ameya Pandya	...	Rahul
Jatin Sial	...	Prem's office staff (as Jatin Siyal)
Aditi Bhatia
Shreya Sharma
Mohnish Bahl	...	Dr. Rashid Khan

Storyline

After the passing away of his wife, wealthy Delhi-based businessman, Harishchandra, took it upon himself to bring up two sons, Sunil and Prem. When they grew up he got Sunil married to Bhavna, and let Prem complete his education, even let him study abroad. Soon Sunil and Bhavna gave birth to a son, Rahul. When Bhagat told him that he had found a suitable match for Prem in Poonam, the niece of Krishnakant, a fruit merchant from Madhupur, Uttar Pradesh, the family traveled there, met with Krishnakant, his wife, Rama, and daughter, Rajni, and instantly approved of Poonam. Prem and Poonam also approved of each other, the Astrologer was consulted and a marriage was scheduled to take place in six months time. Shortly thereafter the engagement took place. The two families met again in Som Sarovar, Nainital, to let everyone get acquainted, and when Prem got his first contract from Japan, Krishnakant took his family to Delhi to celebrate. With the deadline for the marriage drawing close, both ...

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Taglines:

Marriage isn't a game...

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (India)

Also Known As:

Il mio cuore dice sì

Filming Locations:

Nainital, Uttaranchal, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rajshri Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

160 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

To promote the film, Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao sold tickets at the Fame Theatre in Malad, Mumbai.

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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]

User Reviews

Classic Indian Romance, Well Acted, Well Scripted!

Though it's been 4 years after the movie released, it's a delight write a review on this movie. In real life, various human relationships are weighed, analyzed and misinterpreted to dishonor its values and discolor its beauty for personal interests. This is an intelligent and collective effort to beautifully feel the ideal Indian mannerisms and relationship values as in a beautiful dream; not only the romantic relationship between a boy and a girl but with families, parents, children, siblings, in-laws etc.

Intelligent and effort-full scripting, excellent scene blended music/songs and profound insights in making those so called 'silly' moments of life beautifully. There were some scenes felt like could have been done better, but none of them stayed on top till the end of the movie. Though this movie has an old fashioned narration, repetitive camera movements, and evident studio backgrounds, altogether it wonderfully delivers a triangular chemistry between three environments; the girl, the boy and the audience. Sooraj, your commendable vision and patience to make 'vivah' points out that this won't be the last and your best of all the time! Eagerly waiting for another wonderful and better cinematic experience! :)