The movie follows the wedding preparations in the Verma family, an extended family in New Delhi straddling the line between traditional Hindi culture and modern globalism. Aditi (Vasundhara Das) is preparing for her arranged marriage while carrying on an affair with a slick TV personality; her father Lalit wrestles with the inept wedding planner Dubey; her cousin Ria copes with her own ambitions and traumas. The movie is occasionally hard to follow as the characters shift, often in mid-sentence, from English to Hindi to Punjabi.
Naseeruddin Shah is outstanding as the harried father; his is the most fully realized character, and he holds the movie together. Vijay Raaz's clownish comic relief is very funny, and his Dubey is even allowed a measure of dignity by the end. And Shefali Shetty as Ria is more interesting and complex than the putative main character, Aditi -- I would have liked to see more of her. I'm in no position to judge how realistic the movie is, but it feels real, and you feel immersed in it. A fun time will be had by all.
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