The very British sensibilities of Jane Austen are introduced to the exotic flavors of the Bollywood musical in this romantic comedy with songs from the director of Bend It Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha. Lalita Bakshi (Aishwarya Rai) is the lovely and eligible daughter of her socially ambitious mother and father (Nadira Babbar and Anupam Kher). Mother and father want to be sure that Lalita, the most beautiful of their four daughters, settles down with a man worthy of her, but she has proven resistant to matchmaking, announcing that she will choose her own husband, and will choose him for love. While mother is keen on the profoundly annoying Kholi (Nitin Chandra Ganatra), Lalita has had her head turned by a handsome vagabond from England, Johnny Wickham (Daniel Gilles). But while attending the wedding of a friend, Lalita meets Will Darcy (Martin Henderson), a college buddy of family friend Raj (Naveen Andrews) who is the son of a wealthy hotel magnate. Lalita finds that Will makes a strong impression on her — she can't stand him, but she also can't get him out of her mind. Will feels the same way about her, and as they inadvertently chase one another over three continents, will morbid fascination grow into true love? Bride and Prejudice marked the first English-speaking role for Aishwarya Rai, who had firmly established herself as India's leading female star when this film was made. — Mark Deming
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Aishwarya Rai | Lalita Bakshi |
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Martin Henderson | William Darcy |
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Nadira Babbar | Manorama Bakshi |
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Anupam Kher | Chaman Bakshi |
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Naveen Andrews | Balraj |
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Namrata Shirodkar | Jaya Bakshi |
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Daniel Gillies | Johnny Wickham |
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Indira Varma | Kiran |
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Sonali Kulkarni | Chandra Lamba |
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Nitin Ganatra | Mr. Kohli |
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Meghna Kothari | Maya Bakshi |
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Peeya Rai Chowdhary | Lakhi Bakshi |
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Alexis Bledel | Georgina 'Georgie' Darcy |
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Marsha Mason | Catherine Darcy |
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Ashanti | Ashanti |
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Harvey Virdi | Mrs. Lamba |
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Shivani Ghai | Bride |
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Georgina Chapman | Anne |
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Mellan Mitchell | Bijili |
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Rick Warden | Neighbour |
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Regina Daye Allen | Choir member |
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Saira Banu | Self |
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Gurinder Chadha | Gurinder Chadha |
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Prem Chopra | Self |
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Ray Donn | Limo Driver |
| Director | Gurinder Chadha |
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| Writer | Jane Austen, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha | |
| Producer | Gurinder Chadha, Michelle Fox, François Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Brigitte Mueller, Deepak Nayar, Tabrez Noorani, Duncan Reid, Pravesh Sahni | |
| Musician | Robert Allen Elliott, Anu Malik, Craig Pruess | |
| Photography | Santosh Sivan | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | Spanish |
| Distributor | Buena Vista |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jul 05, 2005 |
| Regions | Region 1 |