Bollywood/Hollywood
2002 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 2,595 VOTES · DIR. Deepa Mehta
Overview
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....
Dialogue Timeline — 998 lines
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00:00:21 Remember, Rahul. Sacrifice is the brightest torch of Indian family values.
00:05:23 Maaa! My son ...
00:08:23 In a tragic freak accident, pop star Kimberly Wertham
00:12:32 He said yes, baba.
00:15:05 Rahul, when you wanted a love nest downtown, didn't I suffer?
00:18:28 No. Let me guess. Spanish for sure. Barcelona?
00:21:08 I'll take care of the whole India-mohing. They'll never know...
00:23:53 Yes, you are perfect, you're sha-ka-la-ka baby! But Lucy I love somebody else.
00:28:30 Mucho gracias!
00:32:15 In fact, too cool for a nerd!
00:36:19 Come, come, come somebody! Take a photograph of my two daughters.
00:43:15 Mummyji...
00:46:49 Please, I'll handle it.
00:51:43 So why not!
00:53:32 And we will all be ready by Indian standard time.
00:55:56 Go? Go, Go, wake up go! Are you okay?
01:01:12 You're looking really far away.
01:04:12 And mom works in an assembly line stuffing Chinese fortune cookies.
01:06:59 Nothing, it's a very nice name.
01:10:11 Perfection?
01:17:27 Believe this!
01:22:49 This just came in from Sue ma'am.
01:27:11 Oh ma. You know my fortune isn't going to get any better.
01:30:44 Ay, amar es un viaje con agua.. con... damn!