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Monsoon Wedding | 
 enlarge | Director: Mira Nair
Actors: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz, Tillotama Shome
Studio: Universal Studios
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Format: Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Hindi (Original Language), Punjabi (Original Language), Urdu (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD22284D
ISBN: 0783271301
UPC: 025192228421
EAN: 9780783271309
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Product Description
TWO FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES COME TOGETHER FOR AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE IN NEW DELHI DURING THE MONSOON SEASON. BETWEEN A STRESSED-OUT FATHER, A BRIDE WITH A BURNING PASSION FOR SOMEONE ELSE, AND A WEDDING PLANNER WITH HER OWN AGENDA, FORGET THE RAIN, IT'LL BE A MIRACLE IF THE WEDDING HAPPENS.
Amazon.com
Monsoon Wedding is a return to form for Mira Nair, director of 1988's Salaam Bombay! Nair's gift for observation of the everyday and her love for her characters make for a delightful film, which spins a web of family relationships that knit and break during a wedding at a perfect pace. The excellent performances exceed the often stereotypical roles on offer (including the incomparable Nasiruddin Shah as the harassed father, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as the comic uncle, and Shefali Chaya as the orphaned cousin). Nair's sympathetic eye for the unnoticed and the harassed is at its best with the tender romance between the servant and Dube (Vijay Raaz), the marigold-munching, upwardly mobile wedding coordinator, who brings pathos and humor to the often unseen servant classes. The handheld camera gives a docudrama feel to this celebratory look at the upper-middle-class Hindu Punjabi joint family, while paying tribute to modern Indian public culture of music, television, and, of course, "Bollywood." --Rachel Dwyer
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Movie Review March 30, 2009
Patricia A. Johnson (Downey, CA)
This movie is SO GOOD! I saw it on cable and had to buy it. The characters are people you can connect with. I highly recommend watching this movie.
Excellent movie! February 11, 2009
Lela Joscelyn (Milwaukee, WI)
This movie is great and the plot twists are amazing. I do recommend it!
 3 stars out of 4 January 24, 2009
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The Bottom Line:
Monsoon Wedding is a foreign film that should appeal to people who typically don't like them: it presents characters, themes, songs, and humor in a way that make them universal and accessible to people from any country.
One of the best movies ever November 9, 2008
S. Gilbertson (Minneapolis, MN)
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. It has everything. And while at times it deals with important issues, it's never too heavy for too long. It's a movie about seeing life as it is, and enjoying it as much as you can!
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