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Monsoon Wedding (2002)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:100

Rotten:6

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: Monsoon Wedding is a colorful, exuberant celebration of modern-day India, family, love, and life.

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 22, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $13,708,817

Synopsis: Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!). The majority of the film takes... Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!). The majority of the film takes place inside the home of an extended Punjabi family living in New Delhi who has gathered together for the arranged wedding of Adita (Vasundhara Das). She is to marry Hemant (Parveen Dabaas), a man who works in the United States. This means leaving her family home to go live with him, and though Adita says she welcomes the new opportunity, it is clear that she already feels homesick. Also at issue is the fact that she is still in love with her former boss, Vikram (Sameer Arya), a television producer who promises to divorce his wife but never does. Though Adita is careful to hide her true feelings from her family, her sister Ria (Shefali Shetty) worries that she is marrying for the wrong reasons. Ria has issues of her own. She wants to go to school in the United States and become a writer, but her family would prefer her to follow a more traditional path, and they claim that money is the reason. Meanwhile, the rebellious wedding planner, P.K. Dubey (Vijay Raaz) is falling in love with the family maid, Alice (Tilotama Shome). Sparks also fly between two of Adita's cousins, Ayesha (Neha Dubey) and Rahul (Randeep Hooda), who meet at the wedding and find that their conflicting values are a good challenge for each other. A festive film, MONSOON WEDDING is a swirling family comedy. [More]

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vasundhara Das, Parveen Dabaas

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vasundhara Das, Parveen Dabaas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kamini Khanna, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz, Tilotama Shome, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dubey, Randeep Hooda, Sameer Arya, Soni Razdan

Director: Mira Nair

Director: Mira Nair
Screenwriter: Sabrina Dhawan
Producer: Caroline Baron, Mira Nair
Composer: Mychael Danna
Studio: USA Films

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... among the most universal of films

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12/15/03
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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

Um filme alegre, colorido e fascinante.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty.

Full Review Source: Billings Outpost (Montana) | comment Comment
05/03/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Es una de esas películas de las que uno sale reconfortado, agradecido, genuinamente sorprendido.

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04/30/03
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

The best day out you'll have this year.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
03/26/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition.

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02/16/03
Josh Ralske
Josh Ralske
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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Monsoon Wedding is not to be missed.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

so alive and colorful (both literally and metaphorically) that it's easy to overlook its formulaic nature

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10/13/02
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Una delicia, una cinta obligada y algo de lo mejor que se ha visto en mucho tiempo.

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10/08/02
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

May not have as much gusto as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but has more refinement and flair

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09/25/02
Marty Mapes
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By the last shots of the family members dancing and laughing, I was as happy as them!

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09/07/02
Kevin N. Laforest
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