Director
Gurinder Chadha
Leading Actors/Actresses
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Namrata Shirodkar
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Daniel Gillies, Naveen Andrews, Indira Varma, Nitin Ganatra
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Language
English
Awards
n/a
Date of Release
2004
Producer
Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar
Setting and Context
Amritsar, India; California, USA - Present Day 2004
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Lalita Bakshi.
Tone and Mood
Comedic, Romantic, Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Lalita. Antagonists are Darcy and Wickham
Major Conflict
Lalita believes Darcy to be a bad person as he doesn't respect Indian culture, and Darcy has convinced his friend Balraj not to marry Lalita's sister because their Mom is materialistic.
Climax
Darcy comes clean about being wrong for what he did to stop Lalita's sister's wedding and he asks her to marry him. She agrees after first rejecting his proposal as he openly displays his willingness to be part of and respect Indian culture through ceremonial dance and drumming.
Foreshadowing
Wickham's lie about Darcy being a bad person foreshadows Darcy needing to overcome another obstacle in his way to Lalita's heart.
Understatement
It is understated that Wickham got Georgina Darcy pregnant in order to inherit her family's money.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the novel Pride and Prejudice which reveals the harsh nature of what the title implies: one's pride and prejudice which stand in the way of relationship.
Paradox
Lalita doesn't know anything about Wickham, paradoxically she wants to marry him.
Parallelism
Balraj's returning to marry Jaya parallels Darcy discontinuing being a fool and asking for Lalita's hand in marriage.
