Bollywood Hollywood

Title: Bollywood Hollywood
Country:

• Canada
• India

Language:

• English
• Hindi

Year: 2002
Cast:

• Lisa Ray
• Rahul Khanna
• Moushumi Chatterjee
• Dina Pathak
• Ranjit Chowdhry
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda
• Rishma Malik
• Arjun Lombardi-Singh
• Jasbir Mann
• Jessica Paré
• Mike Deol

SYNOPSIS

Bollywood Hollywood - Sona Sona Roop Hai

Businessman Rahul Seth is engaged to pop star Kimberly Worthum but she suddenly dies in a freak levitation accident. Heartbroken, Rahul feels he will never find someone he could love as much as he loved her.

Rahul's mother and grandmother are insisting that he should get married as soon as possible, preferably to someone from a similar background. Rahul's elders postpone his sister's upcoming wedding due to his reluctance to get married, which is a problem because Rahul's sister is pregnant.

While Rahul is drinking away his troubles at a local bar, he is approached by Sue, an attractive girl who can pass off as a young Indian woman. Rahul tries to hire Sue to pretend to be his girlfriend for a few weeks so his elders can allow his sister's wedding to push through.

As soon as Sue agrees to Rahul's offer, Rahul then begins her crash course in learning all about the Indian culture.

REVIEW

Bollywood Hollywood - Rang Rang

Bollywood Hollywood is one of my favorite Indian movies, and the best part is that it is in English; so no subtitles needed, and Hindi comprehension not required! I can't actually remember if it is the very first Indian production I have watched, but it probably is the first one I can actually remember.

I like the plot about two individuals caught between two cultures, and struggling between different ideologies and sometimes values. People are sometimes forced to be one or the other, but there are times really that we can be both, and that's not such a bad thing.

Sue Singh: Life is full of existential angst, it's a given. So why don't you just lighten up?!
Rahul Seth: Existential angst?
Sue Singh: Anxiety related to one's general sense of well-being. Existential angst.

I love that Sunita Singh, also known as Sue, transcends all expectations because she seems to be a very modern woman but she is actually very much an Indian at heart. Well, there's always more to people than meets the eye, anyway.

I adore Sue's wardrobe, particularly her traditional Indian outfits. I think she is one of the best dressed characters in the fictional world; her beautiful clothes has a timeless appeal, and it won't look out of place now and even in the future.

Bollywood Hollywood has a great soundtrack, with catchy and upbeat songs you wouldn't mind playing on repeat for days on end. I seem to look more fondly at productions where I loved the music, and this movie's soundtrack is one of the reasons why it would always make my all-time favorite list.

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Bollywood Hollywood