"BRIDE & PREJUDICE" (2005) (Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Moderate Minor Heavy None None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild None None Moderate Mild Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Moderate None Mild Moderate Mild QUICK TAKE: Romantic Comedy: An American hotel developer and an independent Indian woman start falling for each other after initially clashing over their cultural differences. PLOT: Will Darcy (MARTIN HENDERSON) is an American hotel developer who's traveled to India to research a possible acquisition. Accompanying him is Kiran Bingley (INDIRA VARMA) and her brother -- Will's best friend and English barrister -- Balraj (NAVEEN ANDREWS) who's taken them to the small town of Amritsar. He's there to meet Jaya Bakshi (NAMRATRA SHIRODKAR), one of four daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Bakshi (ANUPHAM KHER & NADIRA BABAR) who are eager to marry off their girls including Lakhi (PEEYA RAI CHODURI) and Maya (MEGHNAA KHOTARI). Much to Mrs. Bakshi's dismay, their remaining daughter, Lalita (AISHWARYA RAI), is in no hurry despite her beauty drawing many suitors such as Mr. Kholi (NITIN GANATRA), a transplanted Indian who's fully adopted the American lifestyle living in California. Will and Lalita end up being paired together at party and initially clash, mostly because she think he's an arrogant American who looks down on her country, people and lifestyle. He tries to prove her wrong, but it's to no avail. To keep her sister company, Lalita travels with her and the three foreigners to check out the hotel property, but she and Will still don't get along although there's an obvious attraction between the two. That's tested when vagabond Johnny Wickham (DANIEL GILLIES), one of Will's former employers and son of the Darcys' nanny, shows up and seems to sweep Lalita off her feet, although she may just be trying to make Will jealous. With Mrs. Bakshi doing everything in her power to marry off her daughters, Lalita and Will try to overcome their differences and make a go of their budding relationship. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of romantic comedies, Bollywood films and/or anyone in the cast, they just might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For some sexual references. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: AISHWARYA RAI plays an independent Indian woman who has no plans on getting married, let alone having her pushy mother arrange that for her. She also clashes with Will who she thinks is an arrogant American, but eventually finds herself falling for him. MARTIN HENDERSON plays an American hotel developer who's instantly smitten with Lalita and must prove his worth to her. DANIEL GILLIES plays Will's former associate who badmouths him and tries to move in on Lalita and later her younger sister, but proves to be a jerk with a sordid past. NAVEEN ANDREWS plays Will's best friend, a barrister from England who's arrived to meet Jaya, his bride-to-be. INDIRA VARMA plays Balraj's somewhat snooty sister who briefly uses some profanity and drinks. NITIN GANATRA plays a high strung, Indian expatriate and self-proclaimed player who's looking for an Indian bride to join him in America to live the American dream. NAMRATRA SHIRODKAR plays Lalita's sister who's set to be married to Balraj until he gets second thoughts. ANUPHAM KHER plays the women's father who's grown tired of his wife's antics in trying to get their daughters married. NADIRA BABAR plays his pushy wife who's preoccupied with just that. PEEYA RAI CHODURI and MEGHNAA KHOTARI play Lalita's other sisters, one of which dresses and acts somewhat promiscuously. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a quick look at the content found in this romantic comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 "s" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present in several scenes (and a few musical numbers/songs), while women and men wear varying levels of revealing attire (partial butt cheek views of both sexes are briefly visible) and some slightly sexualized dancing occurs. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, some drink in various scenes, two men briefly fight (played in a lighthearted fashion in a movie theater showing a film featuring a similar style fight) and two women slap the same man. Some brief tense family material is present, as are thematic elements about issues such as prearranged marriages and cultural differences between people. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Miscellaneous people have drinks. Kiran has a drink and recalls a time when Will was drunk, prompting him to say that she's had too many sea breezes. We see liquor bottles by some people at the beach. Johnny has a drink, but Lalita does not. Will has a beer. An imagined scene shows Kholi holding a drink. Commenting on the sisters' beauty, Kholi states there must be something in the water and adds, "Let me get drunk on it." Will and Kholi have drinks. Johnny opens a beer. Mrs. Bakshi and others have champagne in first class on a plane trip. Will's mother taste tests some wine. Will and Lalita have margaritas, while others also drink. Will's sister and Lalita have some champagne. Kholi asks Will if he wants to come in for a beer or something, but Will doesn't. BLOOD/GORE Following a brief scuffle, Johnny has a tiny bit of blood on his nose, while we see a tiny bit of dried blood on Will's lip. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Mrs. Bakshi pushes too hard to marry off her daughters. Lalita automatically thinks that Will is an arrogant American and thus has a bad attitude toward him. Johnny badmouths Will to Lalita, when it's really he who has the bad attitude and behavior. Mrs. Bakshi tells Lalita to marry Kholi, stating that love will eventually grow in the marriage. She then says that she'll never speak to Lalita again if she doesn't marry Kholi, but Mr. Bakshi steps in and defends his daughter. Kiran is a bit of a snob toward Mrs. Bakshi and her daughters. Will's mother is a bit of a snob. Will's mom purposefully invites his "girlfriend" to a wedding to circumvent his growing attraction to Lalita. Although we don't see any related actions, Balraj breaks off his engagement with Jaya without informing her of such and doesn't have any contact with her (until Will fixes the damage that he caused -- see below). We hear that Will talked Balraj out of marrying Jaya, but later admits he did it because he thought she may have been a gold digger (based on how her mother was acting, etc.). Will states that Johnny got his then 16-year-old sister pregnant in the past and wanted to marry her, but only to get his hands on the family fortune. We also see that he's after the presumably underage Lakhi. FRIGHTENING SCENES None. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Some of the accents are a bit thick at times, thus making some of the dialogue hard to understand. That said, we heard the following phrases: "Don't fall for his bullsh*t," "Where the hell have you brought me?" "What the hell /is he doing here?" "Wanker," "You bloody fool," "It's the bomb," "Wassup?" "Bada-bing, bada-boom," "Have you all gone mad?" "I don't give a damn" and "Bird" (woman). One of Lalita's sisters wears a small top and low-cut pants (that are well below her navel). Kiran wears a midriff-revealing top. A miscellaneous person has tattoos. We see some women in traditional Indian garb that exposes their midriffs. Lalita wears various tight tops that accentuate her large bust. We see Lakhi in a midriff-revealing top. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) The term "screwed" may be used sexually in a song. A song lyric goes, "Maybe he's good in bed." A song lyric uses the term "rack" for breasts and something about a man wanting more than that. PROFANITY Some of the accents are a bit thick at times, thus making some of the dialogue hard to understand. That said, we heard the following: At least 1 "s" word, 1 possible slang term for sex ("screwed"), 2 slang terms for breasts ("rack" and what sounded like "mammies"), 3 hells, 1 damn, 1 wanker, 7 uses of "Oh my God," 2 of "Good Lord" and 1 use each of "Jesus" and "Oh God." SEX/NUDITY One of Lalita's sisters wears a small top and low-cut pants (that are well below her navel). Her mother then tells her that she (the daughter) wants men looking at her face and not her "mammies" (or something like that, referring to her breasts). Kiran says something about the older ladies liking her brother and either watching his knickers or wetting theirs in response. Some of the women do some dancing that's somewhat sexual in nature (with hips sashaying, etc.). One of Jaya's sisters tells her that she should seduce Balraj that night. With Lalita reluctantly accompanying her sister, Balraj, Kiran and Will to a resort, Mrs. Bakshi says that this is a chance for Will to see Lalita in a swimsuit. We see Kiran in a bikini that shows a great deal of her butt cheeks when she turns sideways. There are various shots of various men shirtless or with their shirts open. A singer (the real singer Ashanti) performs in a bikini top, surrounded by some shirtless male dancers. There's a bit of sexualized dancing, while the camera briefly focuses on her clothed butt during this number. Kholi comments that some Indian women born in the U.S. have turned into lesbians. The term "screwed" may be used sexually in a song. A song lyric goes, "Maybe he's good in bed." We then see an imagined view of Kholi imitating a tiger on a bed in small American flag briefs. We then see another such shot where he's lying on his back with a noticeable bulge in the front of his briefs, and we then some of his bare butt cheeks in the back. We later see this again during the end credits outtakes. A song lyric uses the term "rack" for breasts and something about a man wanting more than that. Maya shows some cleavage doing a dance. Mrs. Bakshi tells Balraj (about Jaya), "You'll have no regrets on your wedding night." Lalita wears various tight tops that accentuate her large bust. Lalita's friend drops some playful innuendo about her changing her mind about Will after "seeing the size of his hotel." Will states that Johnny got his then 16-year-old sister pregnant in the past. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES We hear that Will's father is dead (from some time in the past). Will states that he misses family gatherings within his family. Mrs. Bakshi tells Lalita to marry Kholi, stating that love will eventually grow in the marriage. She then says (out of desperation and manipulation) that she'll never speak to Lalita again if she doesn't marry Kholi, but Mr. Bakshi steps in and defends his daughter. Will states that his parents lived in separate countries. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT People's perceptions of foreigners and other cultures, as well as their expectations of how outsiders view them. Arranged marriages and/or parents pressuring their kids to get married. The comment that there's nothing wrong with standards as long as you don't impose them on others. We briefly see some men in drag in a musical number (played for comedy). Mrs. Bakshi tells her daughters not to say anything too intelligent around their next possible suitor, Mr. Kholi. Lalita's friend states that she's marrying Kholi so that she doesn't miss her possible last chance at living the American dream. VIOLENCE In a movie theater showing a film where there's some onscreen fighting, Johnny pushes Will and the two then struggle with some punching and a kick that's caught before it lands (that -- on the part of the film -- somewhat playfully mirrors what's occurring on the screen). Lalita slaps Johnny, followed by Lakhi who does the same. Reviewed January 26, 2005 / Posted February 11, 2005

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