| Bride and Prejudice | |
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| Directed by | Gurinder Chadha |
| Produced by | Gurinder Chadha Deepak Nayar |
| Written by | Paul Mayeda Berges Gurinder Chadha |
| Starring | Aishwarya Rai Martin Henderson Nadira Babbar Anupam Kher Naveen Andrews Namrata Shirodkar Sonali Kulkarni |
| Music by | Anu Malik Craig Pruess |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Editing by | Justin Krish |
| Distributed by | Universal Music Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | 11 February 2004 |
| Running time | 111 mins |
| Country | India United Kingdom United States of America |
| Language | English Hindi Panjabi Spanish |
| IMDb profile | |
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Plot
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Lalita Bakshi (Aishwariya Rai) is a daughter of a farmer (Anupam Kher). Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally Anupam Kher (अनुपम खेर born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. Lalita is introduced to Mr. William Darcy (Martin Henderson), an American businessman. Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974) is a New Zealand actor Lalita tries to juggle William out of her life, while he tries to be in hers. Lalita falls in love with Johnny Wickham (Daniel Gillies), a London tourist. Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a Canadian -born New Zealand actor Darcy tries to warn Lalita from Johnny. A secret from the past threatens to repeat itself and Darcy will do anything to prevent. And he indeed does. During that Lalita falls in love with Darcy. They get married and live happily ever after.
Locations
The film received funding from the UK Film Council and one of the stipulations was that a majority of filming took place in the UK with some of the Indian and US scenes being filmed in UK locations. Locations used include:
- Halton House, Buckinghamshire - Wedding party in Amritsar
- Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire - Exterior shots of Darcy's hotel in Beverly Hills
- Somerset House, London - Dancing through fountain
- Turville, Buckinghamshire - Wedding dream
- Ealing Studios - Interior shots
- Cobstone Windmill, Buckinghamshire
Other locations used in the UK are:
- Little Venice, London
- London Eye
- National Film Theatre
- Southall, London
Other locations used for the film are: Golden Temple of Amritsar, the beaches of Goa, the Grand Canyon, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles California, and Santa Monica Beach (also in California). Halton House is a country house situated in the Chiltern Hills above the Village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England Stoke Park is a large park situated close to the town centre of Guildford, Surrey, England. Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Turville is a Village and Civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. Cobstone Mill was built in 1816 and is located in the hamlet of Ibstone in Buckinghamshire, England, and overlooks the village of Turville. The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is the tallest (its height is) Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist BFI Southbank (formerly known as the National Film Theatre) is the leading Repertory cinema in the UK specialising in seasons of classic independent Southall is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, West London. Amritsar (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ meaning The Lake of the Holy Nectar, is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar District in the state Goa ( Konkani: गोंय /ɡɔ̃j/ is India 's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. The Grand Canyon The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Selected cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Pride and Prejudice counterpart |
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| Aishwarya Rai | Lalita Bakshi | Elizabeth Bennet |
| Martin Henderson | William "Will" Darcy | Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| Daniel Gillies | Johnny Wickham | Mr. Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally Elizabeth Bennet (sometimes referred to as Eliza or Lizzy) is a Fictional character and the main protagonist of Jane Austen 's Novel Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974) is a New Zealand actor Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is a fictional character and one of two protagonists in Jane Austen 's Novel Pride and Prejudice. Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a Canadian -born New Zealand actor George Wickham |
| Naveen Andrews | Mr. Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated British Actor. Balraj | Mr. Bingley |
| Anupam Kher | Mr. Anupam Kher (अनुपम खेर born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. Bakshi | Mr. Bennet |
| Nadira Babbar | Mrs. Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Nadira Babbar is Indian theatre actress director and an actress in Hindi cinema who is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 Bakshi | Mrs. Bennet |
| Namrata Shirodkar | Jaya Bakshi | Jane Bennet |
| Indira Varma | Kiran Balraj | Caroline Bingley |
| Sonali Kulkarni | Chandra Lamba | Charlotte Lucas |
| Nitin Ganatra | Mr. Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Namrata shirodkar (born 22 January, 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian Actress. Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Indira Varma (born 1973 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actress. Sonali Kulkarni (Marathi 'सोनाली कुलकर्णी' is an Indian actress Nitin Ganatra (born 1967 is a British Actor. He is known internationally as Prince Pondicherry in the Tim Burton film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Kholi | Mr. Collins |
| Meghna Kothari | Maya Bakshi | Mary Bennet and Kitty Bennet |
| Peeya Rai Chowdhary | Lakhi Bakshi | Lydia Bennet |
| Alexis Bledel | Georgina "Georgie" Darcy | Georgiana Darcy |
| Marsha Mason | Catherine Darcy | Lady Catherine de Bourgh |
| Harvey Virdi | Mrs. Meghna Kothari (born 20th November) is an Indian actress She has acted in Bollywood movies and in Gurinder Chadha 's film Bride and Peeya Rai Chowdhary is an Indian Actress. She played Lakhi in Gurinder Chadha 's Bride and Prejudice. Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16 1981 is an American actress and former fashion model Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American Actress and Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Harvey Virdi is an actress well known as a veteran of British-Asian theatre Lamba | Lady Lucas |
| Georgina Chapman | Anne | Anne de Bourgh |
External links
- Official site
- Bride and Prejudice at the Internet Movie Database
- Bride & Prejudice at Rotten Tomatoes
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