India Synopsis
“A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.”
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among India films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Monsoon Wedding. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Monsoon Wedding itself).
The 2000–2002 India Window
Monsoon Wedding holds position #28 of 101 India films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Monsoon Wedding premiered alongside 34 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.
The 337th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Monsoon Wedding, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- love story · 5
- rich vs poor · 3
- ensemble cast · 2
- indian woman · 2
- wedding ceremony · 1
- eccentric family · 1
- extended family · 1
- wedding rehearsal · 1
- wedding arranger · 1
- class system · 1
- parallel stories · 1
- indian wedding · 1
- heartfelt · 1
- family comedy · 1
- daughter's wedding · 1
- family melodrama · 1
- arranged marriage · 27
- wedding · 24
- adultery · 20
- child abuse · 15
- family drama · 15
- delhi · 10
- woman director · 246
- india · 84
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #679 of 1,983 India films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #182 of 648 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, India, Italy, United States of America |
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | IFC Films, Mirabai Films |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | August 30, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0265343 |
| Official Site | monsoonwedding.indiatimes.com |