“Celebrating Marriage and Family in India”

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What You Need To Know:
Though a bit overlong, MONSOON WEDDING is directed, photographed and acted with a deft touch. Interestingly, there weren’t any references to the Hindu background of these characters. In fact, the movie includes a couple borderline pleas and references to God, such as “God forbid it.” Also, although there are subplots regarding adultery and incest in the story, these dramatic conflicts are resolved in a moral fashion. In fact, the movie ends with a celebration of marriage and family, in a spirit of laughter and joy. Still, MOVIEGUIDE® must give MONSOON WEDDING an extreme caution for some of its mature subject matter, including the strong obscenities that occasionally occur
Content:
(Pa, BB, LL, V, S, A, D, M) Slight pagan worldview of a Punjabi family wedding in India with some references to God and some moral dilemmas resolved in a solid moral fashion; 16 obscenities including some “f” words and nine profanities; some mild fighting violence and comical slapstick violence; implied adultery, sensuous dancing & discussion about a family member’s sexual abuse of two children, which is resolved in a moral way; no nudity; alcohol use; smoking; and lying.
More Detail:
The bride’s unmarried, intellectual cousin, Ria, notices her cousin’s apprehension. Defying convention, Ria begins to assert herself with Aditi and the rest of the family, and finally reveals a disturbing secret about Lalit’s wealthy brother-in-law, who has helped Lalit and his family survive past financial troubles. As the chaotic wedding preparations intensify, Lalit must make a choice whether to stand by Ria or his brother-in-law.
MONSOON WEDDING depicts the robust, boisterous lifestyle of a middle-class Punjabi family in India. The Punjabis are to India what the Italians are to Europe and America, according to the movie’s female director, Mira Nair – “we party hard, work hard and have a huge appetite for life.” A major part of the story, however, involves the excitable, upwardly mobile wedding coordinator, who falls in love with the Verma family’s virtuous young maid.
Though a bit overlong, MONSOON WEDDING is directed, photographed and acted with a deft touch. Interestingly, there weren’t any references to the Hindu background of these characters. In fact, the movie includes a couple borderline pleas and references to God, such as “God forbid it.” Also, although there are subplots regarding adultery and incest in the story, these dramatic conflicts are resolved in a moral fashion. In fact, the movie ends with a celebration of marriage and family, in a spirit of laughter and joy. Still, MOVIEGUIDE® must give MONSOON WEDDING an extreme caution for some of its mature subject matter, including the strong obscenities that occasionally occur.