Monsoon Wedding fails to impress

In Monsoon Wedding (Drama, 15. Rating: **) wedding planner PK Dubey (Vijay Raaz) has assured the bride’s father, Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah), that the rainy season is over.

As the title gives away, we can reasonably assume that the wedding will turn out to be a soggy affair.

But before we get to the concluding festivities, we have to endure non-stop small talk from all of the

bride’s large extended family and friends.

Other than the cinematically traditional wedding eve fling with someone else before the couple ties the knot, little happens. Of course, the offended spouse-to-be will for-give the other one’s indiscretion.

Vasund-hara Das and Parvin Dabas turn in nice performances as the bride and groom. In a parallel

romance, the gregariously annoying wedding planner falls for the sweetly obsequious maid, Alice (Tilotama Shome).

The best part of the production is the lush depiction of India’s colourful clothing and elaborate decorations. But, to be honest, Monsoon Wedding is no better in this regard than most other Indian films.

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