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MONSOON WEDDING

Director:

  Mira Nair
  

Year Released:

  2001

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Parvin Dabas
  Vasundhara Das
  Vijay Raaz
  Naseeruddin Shah
  Shefali Shetty
Movie Haiku:Relatives pour into Delhi from the four corners of the earth to play their assigned parts in a huge family wedding. Conversation is a fast-paced mix of Hindi & English. Cell phones jangle constantly. Key characters each search for a balance between social/religious tradition and the buzz of modernity.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2002