Monsoon Wedding (2001) on Netflix
Lalit Verma has arranged his daughter Aditi's marriage to Hemant Rai, a family friend's son from Texas. Relatives gather in Delhi for the wedding, and contractor Dubey falls for the maid Alice.
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Plot summary
Aditi Verma has agreed to marry Hemant Rai, a family friend's son living in Texas, after knowing him only a few weeks, and her father Lalit is struggling to pay for the Punjabi wedding the family has arranged. Relatives arrive in Delhi from around the world, among them Tej, the wealthy brother-in-law who once restored the family's fortunes, and Ria, a cousin who lives with the Vermas and hopes to study in the United States. Aditi's brother Varun works on a dance for the pre-wedding party, though Lalit disapproves of his wish to cook. Cousin Ayesha is drawn to Rahul, newly back from Melbourne. Wedding contractor Dubey is smitten with Alice, the family's maid.
Cast
- Kamini Khannaas Shashi Chadha
- Neha Dubeyas Ayesha Verma
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Monsoon Wedding's Golden Lion win at the Venice Film Festival made Mira Nair the second Indian to receive the honour, after Satyajit Ray, who won it for Aparajito.
- Screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan wrote the first draft of Monsoon Wedding's screenplay in just one week, while she was a student in the MFA film program at Columbia University.
- The Monsoon Wedding song Aaj Mera Ji Karda was later recreated by Indian musicians Tanishk Bagchi and Arjunna Harjaie for the 2017 film Lucknow Central, which starred Farhan Akhtar.
