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'Bollywood Hollywood'

After directing the artistically acclaimed movies like ‘Fire’ and ‘Earth’ Toronto-based Deepa Mehta has made a comeback with a comic film ‘Bollywood Hollywood’ that tells a romantic story with Bollywood

sensibilities.

The film has Rahul Khanna playing a suave millionaire Rahul Seth who is in love with his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly (Jessica Pare). Kimberly is a pop star whom Rahul’s conservative mother (Mausami Chatterjee) and grandmother (Dina Pathak) are unwilling to accept as their bahu.

However, Rahul believes that he is ‘western’ enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother.

This eventuality never comes as Kimberly dies in an accident.

A bereaving Rahul is prodded by his mother to marry a ‘nice Indian girl’. She even threatens to put off his sister’s wedding until Rahul decides to tie the knot himself.

Rahul hits upon an ingenious idea and hires the services of Sue ‘Sunita’ Singh (Lisa Ray) to pretend as his Indian bride-to-be. Sue detests Indian males for being ‘insensitive, sexist chumps’ but accepts Rahul’s offer as she needs money.

Emotional chaos follows after Sue comes close to Rahul’s entire family, including his grandmother, his sister and younger brother and even his chauffeur. It is not long before everyone, including Rahul, begins to admire Sue. She also drops her preconceived notions about Indian men.

‘Bollywood Hollywood’ is a clever marriage of Indian and Western sensibilities. The movie is an over the top frolic with energetic dance numbers and affectionate titles playing on the more predictable plot developments typical of Bollywood kitsch.

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