Monsoon Wedding (Criterion Collection)

Director Mira Nair's spicy, lively blend of Hollywood culture clash comedy and Bollywood musical entertainment follows a large and diverse Punjabi Indian clan gathering for the arranged nuptials between TV producer Vasundhara Das, who is having an affair with her boss, and Texas-based emigrant Parvin Dabas. As family members assemble, storm clouds-in the literal sense as well as long-buried secrets-threaten to spoil the wedding. Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz also star. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Nair; interviews; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "So Far from India" (1983), "India Cabaret" (1985), "The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat" (1993), "The Laughing Club of India" (2001), "11'09"01-September 11" (2002), "Migration" (2007), "How Can It Be?" (2008). Filmed in English. Two-disc set.