Monsoon Wedding [Criterion Collection]

Monsoon Wedding [Criterion Collection]

Director: Mira Nair Cast: Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
, Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey
, Shefali Shetty
Shefali Shetty
, Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz
Mira Nair
Monsoon Wedding [Criterion Collection]

Monsoon Wedding [Criterion Collection]

Director: Mira Nair Cast: Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
, Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey
, Shefali Shetty
Shefali Shetty
, Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz
Mira Nair

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Overview

Following up on her controversial erotic drama Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Mira Nair directs this charming family drama about a very chaotic Indian wedding. Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) is a wealthy father who is trying to see that his daughter Aditi's wedding goes off without a hitch. Though familiar with Western ways, he has little patience with them and is dead set on seeing the nuptials done properly and traditionally. Disillusioned with her long time relationship with Vikram -- a man who is almost twice her age -- Aditi (Vasundhara Das) suddenly agrees to submit to an arranged marriage with Hemant, an engineer from Houston. Yet as the ceremony nears, she gets cold feet and returns to see her former lover -- even though it could spell disaster for everyone involved. Meanwhile, Aditi's comely 17-year-old cousin Ayesha is coming to terms with her blossoming sexuality and has her sights set on Rahul, another relative who is a college student in Australia. Then there is Rai -- also Aditi's cousin -- who has a shocking revelation to make. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto and Venice Film Festivals. At Venice, Monsoon Wedding won the prestigious Golden Lion award.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/20/2009
UPC: 0715515049115
Original Release: 2001
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:54:00
Sales rank: 2,541

Special Features

Monsoon Wedding:; Director Mira Nair's 2001 feature in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by Nair and director of photography Declan Quinn; Audio commentary featuring Nair; New video interview with actor Naseeruddin Shah, conducted byNair; New video interviews with Quinn and production designer Stephanie Carroll; Theatrical trailer ; Seven short films:; The documentaries so far from India (1982), India Cabaret (1985), and The Laughing Club of India (2000), and the fiction films The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993), 11'09"01 - September 11 (segment: "India") (2002), Migration (2007), and How Can it Be? (2008), all with video introductions by the director

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Naseeruddin Shah Lalit
Lillete Dubey Pimmi,Ayesha Verma
Shefali Shetty Ria
Vijay Raaz P.K.
Tilotama Shome Alice,Actor
Vasundhara Das Aditi
Parvin Dabas Hemant
Kulbhushan Kharbanda C.L.
Kamini Khanna Shashi,Talk Show Assistant
Sameer Arya Vikram Mehta
Kemaya Kidwai Aliya Verma,Jibesh
Rajat Kapoor Tej Puri,Shelly
Ishaan Nair Varun Verma,Vandana,Leena,Golfer
Randeep Hooda Rahul Chadha
Roshan Seth Mohan Rai
Soni Razdan Saroj Rai
Rahul Vohra Uday Verma
Natasha Rastogi Sona Verma
Vimla Bhushan Veena Verma
Ira Pandey Vijaya Puri
Dibyendu Bhattacharya Lottery,Cop No. 2
Deepak Kumar Bandhu Tameez-Ud-Din
Pankaj Jha Yadav
Mohini Mathur Old Mother
Sharda Desohras P.K. Dube's Mother
Jas Arora Umang Chadha
Rajiv Gupta Cop No. 1
Rajeev Suri Golfer
Rajeev Bal Golfer
Raman Chawla Talk Show Panelist No. 1
Milan Moudgill Talk Show Panelist No. 2
Himani Dehlvi Talk Show Panelist No. 3
Nishi Singh Bhadli Dubbist
Motilal Khare Sari Salesman
Paritosh Sand Jai Chand
Ambar B. Capoor Photographer
Renuka Woman in the Rain
Inderjit Singh Man in Foxtrotting Couple,Woman in Foxtrotting Couple,Tuppa Girl,Tuppa Girl
Madan Bala Sindhu Featured Punjabi Singer
Rekha Featured Solo Singer
Nilambari Chintamani Tuppa Girl
Gita Chopra Tuppa Girl,Tuppa Girl
Sabrina Dhawan Tuppa Girl
Rimlu Gyani Tuppa Girl
Mitva Krishen Tuppa Girl
Jyotsana Laroiya Tuppa Girl
Lavanya Prabhu Tuppa Girl
Veetu Mehta Tuppa Girl
Aparna Sarin Tuppa Girl
Mychael Danna Composer

Technical Credits
Mira Nair Director,Producer
Caroline Baron Producer
Sabrina Dhawan Screenwriter
Uma Da Cunha Casting
Caroline Kaplan Executive Producer
Jonathan Sehring Executive Producer
Dileep Shankar Casting
Loveleen Tandan Casting

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Monsoon Wedding
1. Logos/Opening Credits [2:52]
2. Father of the Bride [3:25]
3. Secret Affair [3:54]
4. Family Arrives [8:09]
5. Presenting the Groom [5:47]
6. Ria's Plans [7:45]
7. "Exactly and Approximately" [9:52]
8. Caught in the Act [5:44]
9. "No Men Allowed!" [5:50]
10. Good Indian Girls [5:20]
11. Troubled Hearts [3:40]
12. Apologies [5:54]
13. Night of the Sangeet [10:38]
14. An Accusation [10:03]
15. Family Portraits [7:37]
16. Two Weddings [7:52]
17. End Credits [5:14]
18. Color Bars [4:38]
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