''When Harry Tries to Marry'' is a 2010

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film, co-written, produced and directed by

Nayan Padrai Nayan Padrai (born 1975) is a screenwriter, producer, and director. Padrai co-wrote, produced, and directed his first feature film When Harry Tries to Marry released in the US on April 22, 2011. He also produced the film's soundtrack. His next ...

and starring Rahul Rai, Stefanie Estes, and Freishia Bomanbehram.

Development and release

Initially a featured screenplay project at the

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Independent Producers’ Conference in 2004; and a top-ten finalist of the Creative Screenwriting contest in 2009, filming commenced on the film on October 21, 2009 in

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, with additional location shooting in Kuch, India. The film had its world premiere at the

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on October 22, 2010 and later played at the Mumbai Film Festival on October 27, 2010. Subsequently, the film won Best Film (Audience Award), Best Crossover Film, and Best New Talent (Rahul Rai) at the Gala Dinner held at BAFTA by the London Asian Film Festival. The film also won Best Feature Film (Comedy) at the Jersey Shore Film Festival, and was an official selection of the inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in the United States on April 22, 2011, and became available on video-on-demand and pay-per-view on August 1, 2011 in USA and Canada.

Cast

* Rahul Rai as Harry Shankar * Stefanie Estes as Theresa * Freishia Bomanbehram as Nita * Osvaldo Hernandez Chavez as Louis * Caitlin Gold as Mary * Tony Mirrcandani as Dev Shankar * Zenobia Shroff as Geeta Shankar * Kanti Pandya as Pandit Deepak * Micky Makhija as Commissioner Shah * Grant Krethik as Slick Rick and Game Show Host * Lauren LoGuidice as Angela * Jagdish Patel as Chhotu

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the motion picture features music by Sarah Sharp, The June Junes, Small*Star, Andrea Perry, Craig Marshall, Ter'ell Shahid,

Shreya Goshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

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Madhushree Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family ...

, and Rishikesh Kamkerkar.Soundtrack releas
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March 21, 2011 Siddharth Kasyap was the music producer of the Indian music and background score composer. Sarah Sharp was the music supervisor. Two music videos from the film's soundtrack have been released: "She's the Latest One" by The June Junes, and "Love is Everywhere" by Sarah Sharp.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1535110 2010 films Films about Indian Americans American romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films