Bride and Prejudice

+ intro by Grace Johnston, BFI Special Collections Digital Archivist

Gurinder Chadha’s inspired take on the classic Jane Austen novel makes the most of culture clashes to deliver a supremely entertaining portrait of cultural difference.

  • Director

    Gurinder Chadha

  • With

    Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Anupam Kher

  • UK-Germany 2004. 111min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    12A

  • Some English subtitles

Employing a Bollywood twist on the Jane Austen classic, Bride and Prejudice sees the Bakshi sisters being primed for marriage in India. Unlike older sister Jaya, headstrong Lalita has grander ideas than love. But that changes when she meets Will Darcy, a handsome and wealthy American. A comedy of culture-clashes, Chadha’s film is a unique and camp exploration of love, tradition and anti-imperialism.

Joint ticket available with In Frame: Gurinder Chadha on Friday 30 January 20:50 NFT2. Tickets £17, concessions £14 (Members pay £2.50 less). Book in person at the box office or by phone on 020 7928 3232.

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