Rent Monsoon Wedding (2001)
3.6 of 5 from 146 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- An exuberant family drama set in Mira Nair's beloved Punjabi culture, where ancient tradition and dot-com modernity combine in unique and perfect harmony. As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. Monsoon Wedding traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality. The film celebrates a contemporary India never seen before.
- Actors:
- Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz, Tillotama Shome, Vasundhara Das, Parvin Dabas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kamini Khanna, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dubey, Kemaya Kidwai, Ishaan Nair, Randeep Hooda, Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Sameer Arya, Rahul Vohra, Natasha Rastogi, Vimla Bhushan
- Directors:
- Mira Nair
- Voiced By:
- Mira Nair
- Writers:
- Sabrina Dhawan
- Others:
- Caroline Baron
- Aka:
- La Ceremonia
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Bollywood
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Film Weddings: Part 3, Lions on the Lido
- Countries:
- India
- Awards:
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Reviews (3) of Monsoon Wedding
definitely not bollywood - Monsoon Wedding review by CP Customer
This film was an excellent multi-faceted Indian offering. Several stories inter-twine and several difficult issues regarding love, duty and friendship are discussed. I really reccomend it.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Wet Reception - Monsoon Wedding review by griggs
Mira Nair makes the run-up feel properly lived-in. Relatives drift through the house, the marquee wobbles, and everyone has an opinion. It’s colourful, noisy and soaked in marigolds, with the rain arriving like a guest who RSVP’d late.
Naseeruddin Shah is lovely as the frazzled father, a man visibly totting up the bill in his head. Lillete Dubey is excellent as the mother keeping the peace with safety pins.
The trouble is there are more plotlines than chairs. The swerve from comedy into darker territory comes without an indicator, and a few storylines resolve too neatly for a family this tangled.
Still, the final dance in the downpour earns every soggy marigold. Messy, warm and mostly worth getting wet for.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Not a Bollywood - Monsoon Wedding review by MP
Wonderful music and marvellous acting but this very entertaining film has a hard edge but also manages to convey a terrific feel good factor too. One of the best films I've ever seen.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.