''5 Weddings'' is a 2018
American film
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set in the United States and India. Directed by
Namrata Singh Gujral
Namrata Singh Gujral (born February 26, 1976) is an American filmmaker, motivational speaker and actor.
Life and career
Gujral was born in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, but left India at a young age. A devout Sikh by faith, she graduated in 1 ...
, the film features
Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri (born October 20, 1979) is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama ''Rockstar'', for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award ...
,
Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...
,
Bo Derek
Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy '' 10'' (1979). Her first husband John Derek directed her in '' Fantasies''; '' Tarzan, the Ape Man ...
,
Candy Clark,
Anneliese Van der Pol
Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Dutch-born American actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work, and for starring as Chelsea Daniels on the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007) and its sp ...
and Suvinder Vicy.
Plot
An American journalist travels to India for a magazine feature on multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. The film also deals with the community of
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...
people called
hijra
Hijra, Hijrah, Hegira, Hejira, Hijrat or Hijri may refer to:
Islam
* Hijrah (often written as ''Hejira'' in older texts), the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE
* Migration to Abyssinia or First Hegira, of Muhammad's followers ...
who dance at these weddings.
Cast
*
Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...
as police officer Harbhajan Singh
*
Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri (born October 20, 1979) is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama ''Rockstar'', for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award ...
as Shania Dhaliwal
*
Bo Derek
Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy '' 10'' (1979). Her first husband John Derek directed her in '' Fantasies''; '' Tarzan, the Ape Man ...
as Mandy Singh Dhaliwal
*
Candy Clark as Claudia Burrell
*
Anneliese van der Pol
Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Dutch-born American actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work, and for starring as Chelsea Daniels on the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007) and its sp ...
as Whitney Simmons
*
Shiwani Saini as Devika
* Suvinder Vicky as Police Commissioner Mr. Gill
*
Saru Maini as Bhavna
*
Mariana Vicente
Mariana Paola Vicente Morales (born January 8, 1989) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 and placed in the Top 10 at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, N ...
as Alexa DuPont
*
Dawn Richard as Lydia Duniyer
*
Diljott as Harleen
* Robert Palmer Watkins as Mark Cottell
Background
The film was initially set to be filmed in 2008 with
Namrata Singh Gujral
Namrata Singh Gujral (born February 26, 1976) is an American filmmaker, motivational speaker and actor.
Life and career
Gujral was born in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, but left India at a young age. A devout Sikh by faith, she graduated in 1 ...
and
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Singh Mann (born 30 December 1965) is an Indian-Canadian singer, actor and film producer associated with Punjabi music and cinema. His movies include ''Jee Aayan Nu (2002)'', ''Asa Nu Mann Watnan Da (2004)'', ''Heer Ranjha (2009)'' and ...
in the lead. Due to her ten-year journey with cancer, Gujral ended up directing the film with
Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri (born October 20, 1979) is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama ''Rockstar'', for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award ...
playing the lead role of Shania Dhaliwal and
Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...
playing the role of Harbhajan Singh. Rajkummar Rao's character was initially called Rahul but was changed to Harbhajan's name when Harbhajan Mann was being considered to play the lead.
Soundtrack
Release
The film is banned in
Kuwait
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and
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
because of the
hijra
Hijra, Hijrah, Hegira, Hejira, Hijrat or Hijri may refer to:
Islam
* Hijrah (often written as ''Hejira'' in older texts), the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE
* Migration to Abyssinia or First Hegira, of Muhammad's followers ...
/
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...
angle and has undergone extensive censorship in India,
Malaysia
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and several other countries.
Locations
The film has been shot in
Los Angeles
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,
Hollywood,
Burbank and in
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...
,
Mohali and
Mani Majra.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt1971310
2018 films
Indian crossover films
Indian drama films
2010s English-language films
Films set in Los Angeles
Films set in India
Transgender-related films
Films about Indian weddings
2010s Hindi-language films
Films set in Punjab, India
Films shot in California
Films shot in Los Angeles
Films shot in Chandigarh
Films shot in Punjab, India
Indian LGBT-related films
2018 LGBT-related films
LGBT-related drama films
Hijra (South Asia)
2018 drama films
Hindi-language drama films