Monsoon Wedding

"The rain is coming... and so is the family."

2001 1h 54m HI

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 227

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

“The rain is coming... and so is the family.”

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Cast

Naseeruddin Shah
Lalit Verma
Lillete Dubey
Pimmi Verma
Shefali Shah
Ria Verma
Vasundhara Das
Aditi Verma
Parvin Dabas
Hemant Rai
Vijay Raaz
P.K. Dubey
Tillotama Shome
Alice
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
C. L. Chadha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Sabrina Dhawan
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: United States of America, France, Germany, Italy

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $31M — a 25.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United States of America, France, Germany, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mira Nair, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Allyson C. Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mira Nair directs. Declan Quinn behind the camera. Mychael Danna scores. Allyson C. Johnson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, France, Germany, Italy. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $31M — a 25.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
5International production across 4 countries: United States of America, France, Germany, Italy.
6Directed by Mira Nair, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Allyson C. Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Naseeruddin Shah and Lillete Dubey and Shefali Shah carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The rain is coming... and so is the family.".
11IMDB entry: tt0265343 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 22 themes, including "adultery", "child abuse", "arranged marriage", "delhi, india".