This sounds promising, I must say…..:thud:, but then, what is P&P (Bollywood, or no) without a lovely and thuddable Darcy? After all, it IS the most romantic novel of all time!

My understanding is that it will go into wide release on February 25. There was an article that said it did okay in limited release. It’s only on 32 screens nationwide.

I hope this film gets a wider distribution so that more people can see it. After reading the Bollywood article in the most recent National Geographic, I’m very intrigued to see this production, and from what I’ve seen of the production stills, the stars are absolutely gorgeous.

She even looked like P&P2′s Miss Bingley.

YES! They found the Indian Anna Chancellor! I loved her Burberry plaid bikini and matching visor!

I walked up Park Avenue on the way home because the orange curtains are ruining my lovely Central Park and it was too nice a day to deal with commercial streets filled with tourists who don’t know where they are or where they’re headed.

Anyway, the fact that I was headed up Park is significant — I happened to catch a glance of a plaque giving the name of the doctor whose office I was passing.

The doctor’s name was “Bakshi.” I got a good chuckle from that!

Here’s what I wrote to the friend who “jilted” me:

I went. And I liked it.

Yes, the song-and-dance numbers were monumentally silly, but those are a staple of Bollywood films, so I accepted them for what they were. No biggie. One song in particular was, however, an absolute hoot. The 4 sisters (there’s no Kitty equivalent) have just met Mr. Kholi (Mr. Collins) and they are, as expected, not impressed. So they sing about it. In their pajamas. The song, called “No Life Without Wife,” was hilarious.

Unlike MP2, the plot followed P&P almost perfectly (you could tell the writer/director loves the book), even to the extent of having the Mary character do something completely humiliating. And, of course, her father then embarrasses her further by telling her she’s entertained them enough. Mr. and Mrs. Bakshi (Bennet) were very good, as are the 4 girls. The Charlotte character is much prettier than any Charlotte should be, but what the hell. There were a lot of modernizations of actual P&P dialogue that really worked. Including a reworking of the opening line, which I thought was a nice touch.

The Caroline Bingley character was interesting. She could be bitchy, but she could also be sincerely nice. She even looked like P&P2′s Miss Bingley.

And the Lydia character (Lakhi) was an absolute slut. She bore, I think, an uncanny resemblance to a young Linda Blair.

Yes, it was silly. Yes, it was over the top. But I liked it anyway.