From Bollywood to Hollywood: The Making of 'Bride and Prejudice' (2004 Video) User Reviews

Not bad, but I wanted more...

[planktonrules · 6/10 · 6 August 2009]

This is a "making of" featurette that was included on the DVD for BRIDE AND PREJUDICE--a truly international modern retelling of "Pride and Prejudice" with Indian, British and American characters! I really enjoyed the feature film and watched this short film hoping it would give additional insights into the film--such as background and inspiration for the film. Well, after it was finished, I was glad I watched this short but also felt a bit disappointed. Like many similar films, this one didn't give all that much background information and seemed more like an extended commercial--encouraging you to see the film. While I understand that this is the point of such a film, I also felt there could have been more--more information, more context for the film and a closer look into who the actors were. I already knew that Aishwarya Rai was the biggest star in India, but information about the male lead (Martin Henderson) and the director (Gurinder Chadha) was scant. In fact, when I researched on my own, I found out all kinds of interesting stuff that probably should have been mentioned in this short. Henderson, who plays an American, is actually from New Zealand and was famous for appearing in soaps and Chandra was born in Kenya and raised in the UK, but there's still more...more background that could have been included.

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[sonya-34 · 9/10 · 12 September 2007]

really enjoyed the movie and had a lot of fun referring to my favourite novel and well adapted ...gorgeous cast which made the movie more enticing..both leads had smouldering blue eyes...which you could not keep your eyes off the screen.I went out to buy the DVD and enjoyed all the extras and deleted scenes.I have watched it over and over again and never get bored ,in fact enjoyed it more each time over....this is called over indulgence!!! the colour and the music was typical of an Indian movie and was not too overpowering unlike other bollywood movies i have seen in the past.. the mix of western and eastern was beautifully made and the love story was so romantically real.Love a great love story and would love a sequence to this movie anytime soon..?