It's a Wonderful Afterlife

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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

"Finding the right man can be murder"

2010

1h 40m

4.8(21 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.

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18 members

Acting

शबाना आज़मी

Mrs. Sethi

Acting

Goldy Notay

Roopi Sethi

Acting

Sendhil Ramamurthy

D S Raj Murthy

Acting

Sally Hawkins

Linda / Gitali

Acting

Mark Addy

D I Smythe

Acting

Ray Panthaki

Jazz Sethi

Acting

Lalita Ahmed

Old Woman at Market

Acting

Zoë Wanamaker

Mrs. Goldman

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Don Warrington

Chief Superintendent

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Jimi Mistry

Dev

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Harvey Virdi

Overbearing Mother

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Preeya Kalidas

Karishma

Acting

Ace Bhatti

Tej

Acting

Amit Shah

Speed Dating Man 6

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Shaheen Khan

Kebab Woman (Manjit Kaur)

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Catherine Balavage

Waitress

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Avinashi Sharma

Wedding Guest

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Christopher Simpson

J.J Jaan

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