Bride & Prejudice Page #8

Synopsis: A Bollywood-style update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director(s): Gurinder Chadha
Production: Miramax Films
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
PG-13
Year:
2004
122 min
$6,481,176
Website
2,084 Views


l don't love her.

My mother never told me she was inviting her.

Look, it's not my business

what you and your mother do.

Yes, it is.

Look, Lalita...

..l love you.

And l hated seeing you with Wickham in lndia.

And l tried my hardest to forget you,

but l couldn't.

l know this sounds totally crazy,

my mom's gonna flip out,

but l don't want you to leave.

Only you could say that you love me

and insult me at the same time.

What?

You tried to forget me.

Loving me is crazy.

l'm not good enough for your mother.

And you think l'd want to leave my family for you

after you've ruined my sister's life?

- Hold on, hold on.

- Georgie told me.

You talked Balraj out of marrying Jaya.

Yeah, yeah, l did. But l had my reasons.

- And you ruined Wickham's life too.

- Look, just let me explain.

We may not have your family's money,

but that does not make us inferior to you.

l'm being honest with you here, all right?

My family are not gonna be

jumping for joy about it.

l'm telling you that l don't care.

When l first met you, l thought you were rude,

arrogant, intolerant and insensitive.

But over the last few days,

l thought maybe... maybe l'd made a mistake.

But l was right.

You're the last person l'd ever want to be with.

Hey, Mr Darcy. How are you doing?

Hey, Kholi. Er, is Lalita here?

l'm sorry, sir, you've missed her.

- What?

- l took them to the airport.

They're on their way to London.

You want to come in for a beer or something?

l'll get it.

MRS BAKSHl:
lt's so tragic.

Not a single proposal.

So sad.

My fate is to live in that rotten house

full of spinsters and no grandchildren.

- Don't worry.

- Everything will be all right.

Mama...l was thinking, can l go shopping?

- Go, Lakhi, go.

- Thank you, Mama.

lf we are not bringing back any husbands,

and she goes shopping,

at least we won't be going back empty-handed.

(Sniffs)

Hey, what's wrong?

We almost did have a proposal.

A proposal?

Who?

- Will Darcy.

- Darcy?

l know this sounds crazy.

What did he say?

That he loves me.

And what did you say?

(Lively music and excited screams)

- Hello.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- Good to see you.

Good to see you.

- How long have you been waiting?

- Not very long.

Shall we go? Come on.

lt's from Lakhi.

God.

(Doorbell rings)

- Darcy...

- Lalita...

l feel like l owe you an apology.

- This isn't a good time.

- Lalita, please, just...

l'm sorry about Jaya.

l wasn't sure whether she really loved Balraj.

l thought your mom was just pushing her.

l was an idiot.

l've apologised to Balraj

because l know he still loves her.

- He'd like to see her.

- l don't have time for this.

- Wickham has...

- Wickham is a liar.

He got my sister pregnant when she was 1 6.

And he ran off and tried to marry her

for my father's money.

l stopped him and l had to pick up the pieces.

Oh, my God.

- What?

- Lakhi.

Lakhi has gone off with Wickham.

What?

Lakhi went out shopping yesterday

and she never came back.

Mama's sick in bed.

Papa's here from lndia with the police.

They can't seem to find her anywhere.

Wickham!

Lakhi!

Know where he is?

lt's so beautiful. l love it.

He left with some bird.

Said something about the London Eye.

Smile.

l don't know.

- My God, Johnny, l want to go on that.

- Hey!

l want to go on that.

Lalita!

Lakhi!

Lakhi!

LAKHl:
Oh, my God, Bollywood!

Go away!

No!

Go away!

Johnny, there's two seats.

- Darcy.

- All right.

LALlTA:
Lakhi.

DARC Y:
Lakhi, let's go.

Lakhi!

Come back.

- Lakhi!

- Johnny.

Just...stop it now.

Leave him. Let's go.

Lalita.

Not him. Please, anyone...

Don't you dare.

Lalita, it was always you!

(Audience cheers)

LAKHl:
l'm so sorry.

LALlTA:
Let's call Mama and Papa.

- Oh, silly girl.

- Papa.

Oh, Lakhi.

- Thank God you're safe.

- Mama, l'm so sorry.

What sorry?

No boy's coming within ten miles of you

until you get married.

Mama, Papa, it's Will who found her.

Oh.

Thank you so much, son,

for bringing her home.

- We're really indebted to you.

- No, really.

- Lalita, help him clean up his face.

- Yes.

Balraj is here.

Tell them.

Yes, yes, yes.

Er, there's an important news.

- Your sister is getting married.

- Yes!

LAKHl:
Oh, my God!

Congratulations. l'm so happy for you.

- lt's a long story.

- Hey, congratulations.

Thank you.

- Come on, sit down now.

- Come, Darcy, son.

Come sit down, sit down, sit down.

- She's back now, she's fine.

- Hear hear.

MR BAKSHl:
Relax.

Balraj, now that we are one big family,

why don't you find our Lalita

a nice lndian husband?

Don't you have any cousins?

MR BAKSHl:
That's nice. Have a ladoo, please.

- l would love to have one.

- Wonderful.

LALlTA:
l'm so happy for you, Jaya.

l told you, the moment he saw you,

he was yours.

l didn't think it would ever happen for me.

But it did.

(Sneezes)

(Brass band)

Jaya.

Balraj is already here.

Beautiful.

Agai bharat.

Chalo.

- Where's Darcy?

- He'll be there somewhere.

Have you not seen him? He's over there.

# A marriage has come to town

# Laughter, colour, light and sound

# Life is great, let's celebrate

# The sacred union two souls have found

# Can't wait for the day

# Can't keep our shoulders down

# God bless you for getting

this marriage into town

# My eyes are searching

# My hips are working

# My lips are waiting

# Take me to love

# My skin's pulsating

# My body's shaking

# My lips are aching

# Take me to love

# Payal bajake

# Gungru bajake

# Tu je divana kar dar la

# Churi bajake

# Chutkhi bajake

# Tu je divana kar dar la

# La la la la

# Mare de la

# La la la la

# La la la la

# lndia's the place for me

# lndia sets you free

# Shola badan hai mera

# Badan pay sitare hai

# Akho me hai bijilia

# Le bo meh shirareh hai

# My eyes are searching

My hips are working

# My lips are waiting

# Take me to love

# Payal bajake

# Gungru bajake

# Tu je divana kar dar la

# My heart's awakening

# His love forsaking

# Why am l waiting?

# Take me to love

# La la la la

# Mare de la

# La la la la

# La la la la

That's a wrap!

# ASHANTl:
Touch My Body

# Touch my body,

make me feel like l've never felt

# Deliver it,

make me shiver from head to toe

# Move my waistline side to side

# Come on, push up on me,

l'm feeling hot tonight

# Can you touch my body,

make me feel like l've never felt?

# Deliver it,

make me shiver from head to toe

# Move my waistline side to side

# Come on, push up on me,

l'm feeling hot tonight

# What have l got to do

to get a little closer to you?

# To you

# l've been watching you,

l really wanna get to know you

# Know you

# l'm kinda feeling your vibe

as l look in your eyes

# And you're watching my thighs

moving left to right

# So what do you wanna do?

# You come to me and l'll come to you

# Touch my body,

make me feel like l've never felt

# Deliver it,

make me shiver from head to toe

# Move my waistline side to side

# Come on, push up on me,

l'm feeling hot tonight

# Can you touch my body,

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars. With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript and another unfinished novel, The Watsons. Her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her moderate success and little fame during her lifetime. A significant transition in her posthumous reputation occurred in 1833, when her novels were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series, illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering, and sold as a set. They gradually gained wider acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Austen has inspired a large number of critical essays and literary anthologies. Her novels have inspired many films, from 1940's Pride and Prejudice to more recent productions like Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Love & Friendship (2016). more…

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