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 plann...
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award7 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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A movie to fall in love by and with, a wedding to unite both the two film families and the dazzled multicultural movie audiences who watch them.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
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A feel-good picture in the best sense of the term.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
9 Aug 2002
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Splashy, noisy and downright fun.
– Deborah Young,
Variety,
5 Jun 2008
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Nair's stereotype-shattering movie -- like the polymorphous culture it illuminates -- borrows from Bollywood, Hollywood and cinema verite, and comes up with something exuberantly its own.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
18 Aug 2008
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A late radical shift in tone, from jittery exuberance to ruinous alienation, strikes an impressive contemporary note amid all the obeisance to custom.