Bollywood/Hollywood

– Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his m..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....

Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Oct 2002

Language:

English, Hindi, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writer:

Deepa Mehta

Main Actors:

Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray, Moushumi Chatterjee, Dina Pathak

Plot:

After Rahul's white pop-star fiancée dies in a bizarre levitation accident his mother insists he find another girl as soon as possible, preferably a Hindi one. As she backs this up by postponing his sister's wedding until he does so, he feels forced to act, the more so as he knows his sister is pregnant. But it's a pretty tall order for an Indian living in Ontario, so when he meets striking escort Sunita who can 'be whatever you want me to be' he hatches a scheme to pass her off as his new betrothed. Things get complicated when his family start to take to her and he realises his own feelings are becoming rather stronger than that.

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Production:

Cine Bella

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
41%
Metacritic:
35%