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Monsoon Wedding – Edited

Monsoon Wedding takes place in India and tells the story of an upper class family planning a traditional arranged marriage for their only daughter, Aditi [Vasundhara Das]. Although she agreed to the ceremony, she still cares about her ex-boyfriend, a married man who never would leave his wife for her. Aditi's parents, Lalit [Naseerudin Shad] and Pimmi [Lilette Dubey], have the responsibility not only of planning the elaborate ceremony, to be held at their home, but also welcoming the large families on both sides. This adds even more stress to an already shaky marriage. As the story and wedding plans unfold, audiences are treated to budding romances, past secrets uncovered, and family bonds strengthened. In English, along with Hindi and Punjabi, with English subtitles.
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Because this is an edited version, I can say: “I do”, to this movie. There are many cultural insights into the Indian culture, along with themes that are universal: the importance of family and the support and encouragement found there. Aditi, the bride to be, becomes a woman of greater depth when she chooses to tell her fiancé the truth about her relationship with the married man. There are scenes of high emotion: when a family member is confronted with very inappropriate past and current behavior, but there is nothing that a 12 year old couldn’t handle with understanding. There are scenes of joy, on the day of the wedding, when all the threads are pulled together, as both families come to celebrate the marriage of two beautiful young people who’ll be living in Houston, Texas. In some of the initial scenes, there was a lack of good editing, it was as if an inexperienced person was handed the camera in a few scenes around the dining table. Overall, this is good viewing to witness the Indian culture, along with universal themes that surround a wedding: love, stress, the unexpected occurring, and joy.

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