"The rain is coming... and so is the family."
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
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Naseeruddin Shah
Lalit Verma
Lillete Dubey
Pimmi Verma
Shefali Shah
Ria Verma
Vasundhara Das
Aditi Verma
Parvin Dabas
Hemant Rai
Vijay Raaz
P.K. Dubey
Tillotama Shome
Alice
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
C. L. Chadha
Kamini Khanna
Shashi Chadha
Randeep Hooda
Rahul Chadha
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