Bride & Prejudice (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Gurinder Chadha

Escritores:

Jane Austen (novel)
Paul Mayeda Berges (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 febrero 2005 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama | Musical | Romance

Frase comercial:

Bollywood meets Hollywood... And it's a perfect match

Plot:

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice gets a Bollywood treatment.

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Jane Austen | India | Bollywood | Wedding

Premios:

4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Self-consciously cheesy, but good fun...

Reparto

Aishwarya Rai	...	Lalita C. Bakshi
Martin Henderson	...	William Darcy
Nadira Babbar	...	Manorama C. Bakshi
Anupam Kher	...	Chaman Bakshi
Naveen Andrews	...	Balraj
Namrata Shirodkar	...	Jaya C. Bakshi
Daniel Gillies	...	Johnny Wickham
Indira Varma	...	Kiran
Sonali Kulkarni	...	Chandra Lamba
Nitin Ganatra	...	Mr. Kohli
Meghna Kothari	...	Maya C. Bakshi (as Meghnaa)
Peeya Rai Chowdhary	...	Lakhi C. Bakshi (as Peeya Rai Choudhuri)
Alexis Bledel	...	Georgina 'Georgie' Darcy
Marsha Mason	...	Catherine Darcy
Ashanti	...	Herself

También conocida como:

Balle Balle! Amritsar to L.A. (India: English title) (International: English title)
Bride and Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical (International: English title) (promotional title)
Bodas y prejuicios (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.

Duración:

107 min | 111 min (English version) | 122 min (Hindi version)

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Hindi | Punjabi | Español

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Canada:G (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | France:U | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Hong Kong:I | India:U | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:PG (dubbed Hindi version) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40658) | New Zealand:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Compañía:

Pathé Pictures International

Trivialidades:

Ashanti was on tour during the filming. She had to fly into India during her break to film her part just in time to head back on tour.

Errores:

Continuidad: During the confrontation between Lalita and Darcy after the L.A. wedding, Lalita's earrings change. First they match, then one is longer than the other and a slightly different style.

Citas:

Lalita Bakshi: You should be stirring your husband's dinner not trouble.

Conexiones de Película:

References "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

Banda de Sonido:

Deh Shiva Bar Mohe

Self-consciously cheesy, but good fun...

When I first started watching Bollywood flicks back in the day, I was always on my high horse (being a connoisseur of independent and foreign cinema that I am), and I was constantly berating these movies which always had seemingly trite plots, typical main characters, and a number of flaws spawning from lazy scriptwriting/editing. Over the years, though, I've continued watching it because I love the sound of the music and the way everything surreally breaks into song and dance -- no matter how ridiculous the music itself is.

What Gurinder Chadha has done here is create a very, very solid Bollywood movie. Unlike most Bollywood flicks, "Bride & Prejudice" has a solid script. I can't attest to the effectiveness of the film's adaptation of the novel, but I genuinely loved this movie enough to know that once it becomes available on DVD, I will go out and buy it. The songs are very typical, yes -- as are the dance routines, but that's all this is. I don't think Chadha was aiming to make a be-all, end-all of Bollywood movies to introduce the genre to Western audiences. Another note: everyone seems to comopare this to Chadha's previous flick -- "Bend it Like Beckham" -- the two are incomparable...it's like comparing apples and oranges. This is strictly lighthearted fare and succeeds at it.

The acting in the film supports the movie itself. That means that while nothing is exceptional acting, this movie is supposed to just be a feel-good romantic comedy and all the performances in the flick (especially Nadira Babbar's) contribute to that. The jokes -- while some are a bit tired -- deliver the laughs.

I also want to disagree with those who complain about the lack of chemistry between Rai and Henderson's characters because I think they work just fine; they're able to show the cultural clash well in the way their characters don't exactly sweep each other off their feet. And Rai needs to be commended for doing what few Bollywood actresses would do: giving up fame and fortune to try new acting prospects.

If you're looking for the apex of cinematic art, don't watch this flick, but if you're looking for a two-hour feel-good romp littered with bright colors and toe-tapping musical numbers, this is right up your alley. It gives us a break from the by-the-numbers romantic comedies that Hollywood's been churning out for so many years.

One last thing: this film is not Bollywood, but it is done in the style of Bollywood and perhaps that's why the self-conscious aspects of the movie also succeed. The large song and dance routines are a bit random, but then also become part of the backdrop for larger events of the movie to take place.

All in all, Chadha's made another great flick! Go check it out if you can!