Bride & Prejudice Page #2

We're in Hicksville lndia.

Then why did l see you eyeing up Lalita?

She's beautiful, yeah, but...

But not your mum's idea

of the mother of her heirs, right?

Not exactly, no.

- Bye.

- Give me that bag.

- Why?

- l want to go over there.

- Come.

- Just give me the bag.

# ls this going to be

# The last time we three

# Walk down this street together?

# She's going to be wed

# lt doesn't mean she's dead

# We'll be friends for ever

# lt's not long before the day

# l up, up, up and fly away

# So let's make this a walk to remember

# There are stars in your way

# From Amritsar to UK

# There are stars in your way

# From Amritsar to UK

# You are the golden girl

# The centre of the world

# Just ask and you shall have it

# This is your moment, grab it

# Your wish is our command

# We'll supply what you demand

# You've turned their lives around

# You got a marriage into town

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

# Life is great, let's celebrate

# The sacred union two souls have found

# You see flowers are most important

# Bright garlands can never be forgotten

# No-one can be at your wedding

# With a bad taste in their mouth

# So we will supply the ras malai

# The guests won't leave without

Look at that.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Ha!

# Fancy pearls and precious stones

imported from far and wide

# We melt and mould

and set for our 24-carat bride

# Cut, colour, clarity,

the best you've ever seen

# Only the Kohinoor is better,

but you'll have to ask the Queen

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

# Life is great, let's celebrate

# The sacred union two souls have found

# Life and all its intricacies

# We'll paint on your hands and feet

# The colour of mud shows the heat in the blood

# Henna is the earth and all her fertility

# We'll darken your lifeline, to deepen with time

# Adding soul to the magic that is to be

# Your life and all its intricacies

# Who can tell you more about Yin and Yang?

# Sharing one spirit between woman and man

# Marriage is the path taken by he and she

# May your new life be kissed by harmony

(Speaks Punjabi)

# lt seems they had nothing

in their lives before today

# And why are they so happy

to give a daughter away?

# You've got what you always wanted

and for that l am glad

# But just take a look around you,

the city has gone mad

# Can't wait for the day,

can't keep our shoulders down

# God bless you for getting

this marriage into town

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

# Life is great, let's celebrate

# The sacred union two souls have found

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

(Cheering)

(Hindu wedding ceremony)

Hi, hi.

They look sizzling, yeah?

Jaya should grab him right away.

Seduce him before he leaves,

give him a little taste

so he comes begging back for more.

What makes you such an expert, huh?

l know enough to know

that if that damn cute Darcy was looking at me

the way he is looking at you now,

l wouldn't ignore him.

LALlTA:
You're nuts, Chandra.

Oh, God, is he coming now?

- Lalita.

- Huh?

Marry him.

Divorce him right away.

Then give me half.

(Both laugh)

Someone's having some fun up here.

- lt's not my tie, is it?

- No, we were just joking...

- (Sneezes) Excuse me.

- Someone's thinking of you.

l'm off to get a Coke. Bye.

- What'd she say?

- Oh, it's just an old saying.

We say whenever you sneeze,

it means someone's thinking of you.

lt's probably my lawyer.

Can't get any work done in the hotel l'm in.

- Which hotel's that?

- lt's the DN lnternational.

That's the best hotel in town.

Oh.

Their computer system keeps crashing,

the electricity goes.

l don't know how business functions here.

Are you a barrister like Balraj?

No, no, no.

My family's in the hotel business.

l'm sure Amritsar's hotels can't compare,

but l bet there's a slight price difference.

How much does it cost

to stay in one of your hotels?

A good room's about four,

five hundred dollars a night.

That's more than what most people

make here in a year.

Well, pretty bad when you put it like that.

But, people who can afford it,

they want the best. lt's...

There's nothing wrong

with having standards, is there?

No, as long as you don't impose them on others.

- This is your first lndian wedding?

- Mmm, yeah.

And it's been an experience.

You're not enjoying it?

No, no, l am. l just find the whole

arranged marriage thing a little strange.

l don't know how two people can get married

that don't know each other.

l mean, it's a little backward, don't you think?

That's such a clich.

lt's different now.

lt's more like a global dating service.

The groom looks pretty happy.

Did his parents force him into it?

No, he asked his parents

to find him a bride, actually.

He was busy running his company.

- He just wanted it to be simple.

- l see, and so he came here.

ls that what you think, too,

that lndia is the place to go for a simple woman?

No, that's not what l meant.

Americans think they've got the answers

for everything, including marriage.

Pretty arrogant, considering they've got

the highest divorce rate in the world.

What l was trying to say

is that he wanted a bride who was traditional.

Darcy! Stop boring her to death

and come and get down with us.

Listen, er...

l'm a hopeless dancer, but...

well, this looks like you just screw in

a light bulb with one hand,

you pet the dog with the other.

Will you teach me?

You know what?

l think you should find someone

simple and traditional

to teach you to dance like the natives.

(Chatter)

We're all flying down to Goa tomorrow.

Darcy's looking into a hotel he may acquire.

BALRAJ:
Mr Bakshi,

we'd love for Jaya to join us as our guest.

Oh, how nice, a hotel in Goa.

Mr Balraj, l am not sure if it would be appropriate

to let Jaya go on her own.

Oh, l understand.

Don't be silly, dear.

So kind of you to invite Jaya.

Perhaps her sister can accompany her?

- l think l can go to Goa.

- Lakhi, you're too young.

- Lalita should accompany her sister.

- But, Papa...

MRS BAKSHl:
Don't be a silly girl.

Go and have fun with your sister.

Sure, l'd love to come with Jaya.

BALRAJ:
Wonderful.

l'll send the driver over in the morning.

- Good night to you all.

- Thank you.

- Good night.

- Goodbye.

Good night.

Have you gone crazy, old man?

This is Jaya's chance to win him once and for all.

And he'll get to see her in a swimsuit.

Are you crazy?

Hello.

What's this?

Thank you.

- Sea Breeze.

- Oh, thanks.

Darcy, darling, can you tear yourself

away from the love of your life

and put some lotion on my back?

l don't want to get too dark.

l'm writing to my little sister Georgie.

Oh, my God!

You lugged that all this way?

That explains why you haven't got

much room for outfits.

Do you have something against books?

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