Shuddh Desi Romance (2013)

Original title

शुद्ध देसी रोमांस

Directed by

Maneesh Sharma

Genre

romantic comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Jaipur, a young man gets cold feet before his arranged marriage and ends up starting a live-in relationship with another woman. The film follows his struggles with commitment and the customs of love and marriage in small town India.

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What happens

Shuddh Desi Romance, released internationally as A Pure Desi Romance, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, and Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles, with Rishi Kapoor in a supporting role. The film marked the debut of Vaani Kapoor. The story, set in Jaipur, Rajasthan, explores the views of the younger generation on commitment, live-in relationships and arranged marriages as compared to love marriages in small town India. It screened in the Gala Presentation section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics with high praise for Chopra, Rajput, and Kapoor's performances, and was declared a hit in India by Box Office India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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