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Monsoon Wedding

Play trailer 1:25 Poster for Monsoon Wedding R,  2002,  1h 40m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Watchlist 95% 129 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
95% Tomatometer 129 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
The exuberant ensemble comedy unites a Punjabi family for the wedding of a family member. Relatives from all over the world descend on Delhi for the wedding ceremony. Universal in theme, the film explores the bonds that unite families in touching, dramatic, and comedic ways.
Monsoon Wedding

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Critics Consensus

An insightful, energetic blend of Hollywood and Bollywood styles, Monsoon Wedding is a colorful, exuberant celebration of modern-day India, family, love, and life.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Jun 28, 2021
It gave the Hindi film industry an alternative way of portraying the Big Fat Indian Wedding, and all its non-stop accompanying tamasha.... Go to Full Review
Anthony Lane The New Yorker Jul 13, 2020
This drama by Mira Nair has been hailed as a feel-good spree, but it's better than that-a barely stable compound of the wounding, the confusing, and the appealing. Go to Full Review
Anupama Chopra Film Companion May 18, 2020
There is the madness of a family wedding, there's a disturbing secret and there is also a snapshot of India at that moment in time. This is a film that doesn't date. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Feb 14, 2026
7/10
Monsoon Wedding offers an insider’s view of an important cultural event by creating a group portrait of character types in a Robert Altman-like giant collage that results in a film that feels very busy but is never less than fascinating. Go to Full Review
Carolyn Hinds JoySauce.com Feb 17, 2023
Filled with as much drama and emotion as there are characters and colors, Monsoon Wedding is a classic where there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Go to Full Review
Katherine Singh Refinery29 Oct 4, 2022
This comedy may not seem like your typical Bollywood movie for the time, but that’s exactly why you should watch it. Go to Full Review
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Ron W Aug 12, 2018 Lovely, colorful, melodious love stories, and for me they all have the same weight in the movie, and that is why is such a nice work: the balance of things. Far enough from a Bollywood movie, which I do not like, the style and this big family will easily win over your heart. See more
Poe R Jul 16, 2017 If you liked it, check out Festen from Thomas Vinterberg.
Draco W Mar 2, 2017 Monsoon Wedding executes its subject matter really well with a strong script filled with many interesting themes. The performances are very good across the board and most of the characters are well realized. The film definitely lacks focus and is filled with too many characters and subplots, but it mostly managed to make use of them all with some scenes being quite emotional and powerful and the overall film being very dramatic and ultimately satisfactory. See more
Theodore W Dec 31, 2016 visually exuberant and vibrant
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Mira Nair

Director

Naseeruddin Shah

Lalit Verma

Lillete Dubey

Pimmi Verma

Shefali Shetty

Ria Verma

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

C.L. Chadha

Parvin Dabas

Hemant Rai

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Monsoon Wedding (2001) Monsoon Wedding (2001) Monsoon Wedding (2001) Monsoon Wedding (2001) (L-R) Lillete Dubey as Pimmi and Naseeruddin Shah as Lalit in "MONSOON WEDDING." Aditi (Vasundhara Das) is presented to her family and soon-to-be in-laws in MONSOON WEDDING. Hemant (Parvin Dabas) with garlands on his head in MONSOON WEDDING. Mira Nari directs Umang (Jas Arora) in MONSOON WEDDING. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis The exuberant ensemble comedy unites a Punjabi family for the wedding of a family member. Relatives from all over the world descend on Delhi for the wedding ceremony. Universal in theme, the film explores the bonds that unite families in touching, dramatic, and comedic ways.
Director
Mira Nair
Producer
Caroline Baron, Mira Nair
Screenwriter
Sabrina Dhawan
Distributor
USA Films
Production Co
Delhi Dot Com, Mirabai Films
Rating
R (Some Sex Related Dialogue|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.9M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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