Bride and Prejudice
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| Bride and Prejudice | |
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 Original film poster |
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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 | |
Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 Bollywood-style adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. It was filmed in English, Hindi, and Punjabi and was directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay was written by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges.
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[edit] Plot
- Tagline: Bollywood meets Hollywood...And it's a perfect match.
Lalita Bakshi (Aishwariya Rai) is a daughter of a farmer (Anupam Kher). Lalita is introduced to Mr. William Darcy (Martin Henderson), an American businessman. 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. 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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. George Wickham |
| Naveen Andrews | Mr. Balraj | Mr. Bingley |
| Anupam Kher | Mr. Bakshi | Mr. Bennet |
| Nadira Babbar | Mrs. Bakshi | Mrs. Bennet |
| Namrata Shirodkar | Jaya Bakshi | Jane Bennet |
| Indira Varma | Kiran Balraj | Caroline Bingley |
| Sonali Kulkarni | Chandra Lamba | Charlotte Lucas |
| Nitin Ganatra | Mr. 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. Lamba | Lady Lucas |
| Georgina Chapman | Anne | Anne de Bourgh |
