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Bride & Prejudice (Original title)Bride & Prejudice The Bollywood Musical (Working title)Prejudice The Bollywood Musical (Working title)Balle Balle! Amritsar to L.A. (Alternative title)Bride and Prejudice (Alternative title)
Dates: 2004 (Copyright), 08 October 2004 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Synopsis: When a wedding comes to a small town in the Indian countryside, Mrs Bakshi views it as an ideal opportunity to find eligible partners for her four daughters. But her headstrong daughter Lalita is determined to marry for love and friction soon occurs when she meets the handsome but arrogant American Will Darcy.

Genre:
Musical

Subjects:
Courtship, Marriage, Love, Weddings
Releases
Date: 08 October 2004Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 111 mins Length: 10014 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: May 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (153)
©: Pathé Fund Limited, ©: Kintop Pictures, Bend It Films, Produced in Association with: Inside Track, Produced by: Inside Track 1 LLP, On behalf of: Pathé, Presented by: Pathé Pictures, Presented in association with: UK Film Council, Presented in association with: Kintop Pictures, Bend It Films, International Sales: Pathé International (Paris), [Production Company]: Bride Productions, Executive Producer: François Ivernel, Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken, Executive Producer: Duncan Reid, Produced by: Deepak Nayar, Gurinder Chadha, Line Producer (UK): Michelle Fox, Line Producer (India): Pravesh Sahni, Line Producer (US): Brigitte Mueller, For Pathé Pictures (Physical Production): Susanna Wyatt, Orlagh Collins, For Pathé Pictures (Business Affairs): Pierre du Plessis, For Pathé Pictures (International Sales): Alison Thompson, For Pathé Pictures (Finance Director): Simon Fawcett, For Ingenious Films (Physical Productn): Paula Jalfon, Unit Production Manager: Deepak Nayar, Unit Manager (India Crew): Rajeev Mehra, Production Supervisor: Nigel Marchant, Production Supervisor (India Crew): Asheesh Khanna, Production Supervisor (US Crew): Susan Dretzka, Production Co-ordinator: Bettina Lyster, Production Co-ordinator (IndiaCr Mumbai): Jasleen Marwah, Production Co-ordinator (IndCr Amritsar): Gayatri Uppal, Geetu Sethi, Production Co-ordinator (India Crew Goa): Sameera Ansari, Godwin Pires, Production Co-ordinator (India Cr Delhi): Vishal Arora, Anjali Singh, Production Co-ordinator (US Crew): Carlos Castellanos, Production Co-ordinator (US Crew): Johanna Nemeth, Colleen Wassel, Production Services Company (India Crew): India Take One Productions, Project Co-ordinator: Alexandra Ship, Accountant: Sandra Nixon, Accountant (India Crew): Pradeep Khanna, Production Accountant (US Crew): Laurie Dodsworth, Location Manager: Simon Burgess, Location Manager (India Crew): Sanjay Malik, Location Manager (US Crew): Gary Watt, P.J. Conneley, Post-production Supervisor: Jatinderpal Chohan, 2nd Unit Directed by: Paul Mayeda Burges, Assistant Director (1st): Guy Heeley, Assistant Director (2nd): Kristina Peterson, Phil Booth, Assistant Director (3rd): Vicky Marks, Assistant Director (India Crew): Arif Shamsi, Assistant Director (India Crew): Manish Srivastava, Assistant Director (India Crew): Mohua Guha Thakurta, Digvijay Purohit, Assistant Director (US Crew Addit 2nd): Stacy Christenson, Assistant Director (US Crew 2nd 2nd): Meta Puttkammer, Script Supervisor: Pat Rambaut, Casting: Susie Figgis, Casting (India Crew Associate): Guru Ghanteshwar, Casting (Extras): Ranjeet Lohia, Casting (US Crew Extras): Christopher Gray, Screenplay: Paul Mayeda Burges, Screenplay: Gurinder Chadha, Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice': Jane Austen, Director of Photography: Santosh Sivan, Camera Operator (US Crew): Peter Mercurio, Gaffer: Pat Sweeney, Gaffer (US Crew): David Whittaker, John Reynolds, Still Photographer: Peter Mountain, Editor: Justin Krish, End Credit Sequence Editor: Karoline Moser, 1st Assistant Editor: Matthew Tucker, Assistant Editor: Ruth Coulson, Assistant Editor: Lalit Goyal, Production Designer: Nick Ellis, Visual Consultant (US Crew): Stuart Blatt, Art Director: Mark Scruton, Art Director: Nitish Roy, Standby Art Director: Jo Kornstein, Assistant Art Director: David Morison, Set Decorator: Julie Signy, Set Decorator (India Crew): Sunil Chhabra, Set Decorator (US Crew): Matt Callahan, Property Master: Ray McNeill, Propmaster (US Crew): John Michael Tillotson, Construction Manager: Jono Moles, Costume Designer: Ralph Holes, Costume Designer: Eduardo G. Castro, Costume Supervisor: Johnathan de Domenico, Costume Supervisor: Tamlin French, Costume Supervisor (US Crew): Helen Monaghan, Indian Costume Consultant: Bubs Mahil, Costume Co-ordinator (India Crew): Himani Dehelvi, Make-up Designer: Pat Hay, Make-up Artist: Pradeep Mohate, Charmaine Fuller, Make-up Artist (US Crew Additional): Paula Jane Hamilton, Hair Designer: Liz Michie, Hairstylist: Iain Guthrie, Hairdresser (US Crew Additional): Claudia Humburg, Titles/Opticals: Cineimage, Music: Anu Malik, Original Score Composed by: Craig Pruess, Lyrics: Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Additional Lyrics: Chaman Lal Chaman, Additional Lyrics: Paul Mayeda Burges, Dev Kholi, Score Conducted by: Craig Pruess, Songs Conducted by: Craig Pruess, Score Orchestrated by: Craig Pruess, Songs Orchestrated by: Matt Dunkley, Craig Pruess, Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright, Songs Arranged by: Ranjit Barot, Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths, Music Editor (at The Music Dept.): Emily Rogers, [Music Editor] at: The Music Dept., [Music] Recording Engineer: Steve Price, Assistant [Music] Engineer: Mat Bartram, Choreographer: Saroj Khan, Production Sound Mixer: John Hayes, Boom Operator: Paul Schwartz, Boom Operator (US Crew): Monroe Cummings, Re-recording Mixer: Nic Le Messurier, Re-recording Mixer: Graham Daniel, Re-recording Mixer: Brendan Nicholson, Adam Daniel, Supervising Sound Editor: Tom Sayers, Sound Editing: Reelsound Limited, Negative Cutter: Jason Wheeler Film Services, ADR Editor: Gillian Dodders, Foley Artist: Diane Greaves, Foley Artist: Andrew Slew, Foley Artist: Felicity Cottrell, Foley Mixer: Kevin Payler, Stunt Co-ordinator: Nrinder Dhudwar, Stunt Player: John Street, Levan Doran, Clip of 'Purab aur pachhim' Courtesy of: Manoj Kumar, Helicopter Pilot (US Crew): Robyn Petgrave, Thomas Norton Terry, Unit Publicist: Nikki Soin, [Studio]: Ealing Studios
Cast (58)
Aishwarya Rai (Lalita Bakshi), Martin Henderson (Will Darcy), Anupam Kher (Mr Bakshi), Nadira Babbar (Mrs Bakshi), Naveen Andrews (Mr Balraj), Namrata Shirodkar (Jaya Bakshi), Daniel Gillies (Mr Wickham), Indira Varma (Miss Bingley), Nitin Ganatra (Chetan Kholi), Sonali Kulkarni (Chanda), Meghnaa (Maya Bakshi), Peeya Rai Choudhuri (Lucky Bakshi), Alexis Bledel (Georgina Darcy), Marsha Mason (Mrs Darcy), Ashanti (herself, singer on beach in Goa), Harvey Virdi (Mrs Lamba), Shivani Ghai (bride), Georgina Chapman (Anne), Mellan Mitchell (Bijili), Rick Warden (neighbour), Kranti Kanade, Ravi Kanwar, Minaz Shaikh, Pallavi Tolye, Amish Jadhwani, Sunita Padbidri, Nehal Mehta, Praveen Baria, Jasmine Sheikh, Shakira Shaikh, Lloyd Clarke, Shamal Devrukhakar, Arti Damania, Usman Qureshi, Jyoti Tahiliani, Shirin Nagporwal, Shamir Khan, Vanita Shetty, Suchitra Gupta, Aminuzzaman, Janet Nazareth, Suman Rawat, Sunil Rele, Jaswir Singh, Mabel Nagpal, Sunil Singh, Mehul Bhojak, Vatsala Shinde, Surendra Singh, Mehul Kapadia, Hasina Qureshi, Homiyar Mehta, Pravin Shelar, Zahid Shaikh, Vaibhav Kokardekar, Himanshu Guru, Aiyaz Warvande, Ravindra Rawat (dancer)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (28)
In: Screen International n1680 27 Feb 2009  Page: 3
Title: Never the twain?Author: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: EditorialLanguage: English
Description: Overview of the Hollywood and Bollywood film industries. Notes that whilst both strive for closer ties and reach each others markets, both countries need to be mindful of the other's different storytelling conventions and audiences.

In: Post Script v27 n1 Autumn 2007  Pages: 32-49
Title: Chick flicks and chick cultureAuthor: Ferriss, SuzanneArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion and analysis of 'chick flicks' in terms of their place in popular culture and explores the polarisation of opinion that their representations of the lives of women in contemporary society can provoke.

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n4 2006  Pages: 323-331
Title: Bride and Prejudice: A Bollywood Comedy of MannersAuthor: WILSON, Cheryl A. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores how BRIDE AND PREJUDICE blends both Hollywood and Bollywood cinema.

In: Sight and Sound v15 n5 May 2005  Page: 82
Title: HomeMovies: Bride and PrejudiceAuthor: STABLES, Kate Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Screen International vSpec. nBAFTA Film Awards 2004  Page: [whole issue]
Title: The BAFTAS 2004Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Features articles offering an overview on the BAFTA organisa -tion and examining the impact of its pre-Oscar slot on the US box office. Includes an assessment of 25 British front- runners for the awards.

In: Empire n190 April 2005  Page: 156
Title: Play: Bride & PrejudiceAuthor: BEARDSWORTH, Liz Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Score Monthly v10 n3 May/Jun 2005  Page: 53
Title: Score: Pocket Reviews: Bride and PrejudiceAuthor: WONG, Cary Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1488 11 Feb 2005  Page: 31
Title: Box office analysis: Under the influenceAuthor: KLADY, Leonard Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Even with an annual output of over 800 films and recently praised westernised Bollywood stories like BRIDE AND PREJU- DICE, Hindi cinema has experienced very limited success outside its traditional international markets.

In: Premiere v18 n5 February 2005  Page: 48
Title: Bride & PrejudiceAuthor: KENNY, Glenn Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review n653 February 2005  Page: 122
Title: Bride and PrejudiceAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review n655 April 2005  Page: 140
Title: Bride and PrejudiceAuthor: GK Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Metro n145 2005  Pages: 82-86
Title: Appropriating Bombay Cinema: Why the Western world gets...Author: SAMANT, Sapna Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Title ends: '...Bollywood so wrong'. Vehemently criticises produced Western-style Bollywood films by the like of BRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and passionately outlines what constitutes a true Bollywood film.

In: Trade Guide v51 n13 1 Jan 2005  Page: 36
Title: Releases 2004Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: In a list of releases for 2004 in India. Note of Indian release title: BALLE BALLE! AMRITSAR TO L.A. and date: 8th October.

In: Sight and Sound v15 n2 February 2005  Page: 88
Title: Additions and correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.

In: Empire n179 May 2004  Page: 52
Title: Intermission: here comes the other brideArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English

In: Trade Guide v51 n1 9 Oct 2004  Pages: 3-5
Title: [Trade Guide - v51 n1 9 Oct 2004: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Variety 11 Oct 2004  Page: 52,60
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: ELLEY, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Trade Guide v51 n1 9 Oct 2004  Page: 10
Title: [Trade Guide - v51 n1 9 Oct 2004: no known title]Article type: TablesLanguage: English
Description: Box office figures for the fiilm's opening day at several theatres in Mumbai.

In: Trade Guide v51 n2 16 Oct 2004  Page: 13, 18
Title: Biz Talk: 'Bride' Wins the Hearts!Author: ADARSH, Taran Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the success of the film.

In: Trade Guide v51 n2 16 Oct 2004  Page: 3
Title: [Trade Guide - v51 n2 16 Oct 2004: no known title]Article type: TablesLanguage: English
Description: Box office figures for the first week of the film's release in several cities in India.

In: Sight and Sound v14 n10 October 2004  Pages: 43-44
Title: ReviewsAuthor: RAMACHANDRAN, Naman Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Trade Guide v51 n12 25 Dec 2004  Pages: 30-31
Title: Overseas Trade - 'Swades' - The Verdict!Author: . Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On how SWADES, VEER-ZAARA, MUSAFIR, HULCHUL, AITRAAZ & BRIDE AND PREJUDICE have done in the UK and SWADES & VEER-ZAARA in the USA in December 2004. Also a comparative study of how Shah Rukh Khan's films have done in the UK from 1999-2004.

In: Screen International n1471 8 Oct 2004  Page: 28
Title: Bride And PrejudiceAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1432 5 Dec 2003  Page: 6
Title: People: UK: when two cinema industries collideAuthor: MINNS, Adam Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: BRIDE AND PREJUDICE producer Deepak Nayar discusses the production and bridging the divide between two industries and two audiences.

In: Screen International n1401 18 Apr 2003  Page: 4
Title: Chadha casts Pride's DarcyAuthor: MINNS, Adam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Production details of Gurinder Chadha's PREJUDICE: THE BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL.

In: Film News August 2003  Page: UK & Ireland In Production section
Title: In ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen Finance v16 n15 8 Aug 2003  Page: 4
Title: Films budgeted at £41m start shooting in June (sic)Author: VANIER, Fiona Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: 3 films shooting in UK in July 2003 have combined budget of £41 million cf. to 4 films shooting in July 2002 with combi- ned budget of £13.3 million. The films are: The RULERS, THE DEALERS & THE LOSERS, WIMBLEDON, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE.

In: Screen International n1413 18 Jul 2003  Page: 19
Title: UK round-upArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Race, nation and cultural power in film adaptation
Author: ROBERTS, Gillian  Pages: viii, 271 pages

Title: Oxford handbook of dance and the popular screen
Author: Blanco Borelli, Melissa  Pages: x, 476 pages
Description: Companion website: www.oup.com/us/ohdps


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