Chand, a young Punjabi woman, travels to Canada to marry a man she has never met. They live in a crowded suburban house and Chand has to also put up with her husband's abusive behavior.
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Cast
| Preity G Zinta | ... |
Chand Kaur Dhillon
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Gick Grewal | ... |
Chand's Mother
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Vansh Bhardwaj | ... |
Rocky Singh Dhillon
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Geetika Sharma | ... |
Loveleen Kaur Dhillong
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Orville Maciel | ... |
Kabir Singh Dhillon
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Ramanjit Kaur | ... |
Aman
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| Balinder Johal | ... |
Maji Dhillon
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Rajinder Singh Cheema | ... |
Papaji Dhillon
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Gourrav Sihan | ... |
Baldev Singh Dhillon
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Ramona Khullar | ... |
Other Bride
(as Ramona Omidvar-Khullar)
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Balwinder Singh Chana | ... |
Priest
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Rodny Ahluwalia | ... |
Cabby
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| Yanna McIntosh | ... |
Rosa
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Indiana Jagait | ... |
Supervisor
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Dilbagh Dhaliwal | ... |
Rocky's Friend
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| Shainu Bala | ... |
Teenager
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Dolly Malkiat | ... |
Wedding Singer
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Soni | ... |
Wedding Singer
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Directed by
| Deepa Mehta | ||
Written by
| Deepa Mehta | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Silva Basmajian | ... | executive producer |
| Sanjay Bhutiani | ... | producer |
| Sanjay Bhuttiani | ... | executive producer |
| Richard Blonski | ... | associate producer |
| Ravi Chopra | ... | executive producer |
| Swapna David | ... | line producer: India |
| David Hamilton | ... | producer |
| Mehernaz Lentin | ... | co-producer |
| Deepa Mehta | ... | executive producer |
| Stephen Traynor | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Mychael Danna | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Giles Nuttgens | ||
Editing by
| Colin Monie | ||
Editorial Department
| Diane Brunjes | ... | first assistant editor |
| Bijesh Dutta | ... | assistant editor |
| Lorraine Samuel | ... | assistant post-production superviser |
| Jordan Wood | ... | telecine suite operator |
Production Design by
| Dilip Mehta | ||
Art Direction by
| Kumar Vijay Sippy | ... | asst art director |
Set Decoration by
| Jim Lambie | ||
Costume Design by
| Rashmi Varma | ||
Production Management
| Gregor Hutchison | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Alok Kapur | ... | production manager: India |
| Stephen Traynor | ... | production manager |
| Mark Wilson | ... | post-production supervisor: National Film Board |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Divya D'Souza | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Siddhartha Luther | ... | first assistant director: India |
| David C. Malcolm | ... | third assistant director |
| Lorin Raine | ... | second assistant director |
| Ananya Rane | ... | second assistant director: India |
Art Department
| Craig Grant | ... | property master |
| Rob Hepburn | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Tanya Lemke | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
| Sylvain Arseneault | ... | sound recordist |
| Mark Gingras | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Christopher Guglick | ... | studio assistant |
| Rob Hutchins | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Josh Machado | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Rudy Michael | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
| Tim O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Daniel Pellerin | ... | supervising sound re-recording mixer |
| Eric Putzer | ... | boom operator |
| Geoff Raffan | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Jan Rudy | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kevin Swartz | ... | trailer sound designer |
| Clive Turner | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Jon Davis | ... | special effects key |
| Jonathan Graham | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Derek Liscoumb | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Drake Conrad | ... | digital colorist |
| Matt Hansen | ... | lead cgi artist |
| Megumi Kanazawa | ... | digital compositor |
| Patil Rajiv | ... | graphics |
| Tom Turnbull | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Thomas Turnbull) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Terry Banting | ... | gaffer |
| Michael Battistone | ... | camera trainee |
| John Couto | ... | electrician |
| Bill DoCouto | ... | electrician |
| Chad Edwards | ... | best boy electric |
| Mike Gowland | ... | generator operator |
| Dusty Mancinelli | ... | still photographer |
| Beth Nobes | ... | assistant camera |
| Chris Schillinger | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Jane Rogers | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Brenda Broer | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Trish Nicholson | ... | wardrobe truck supervisor |
| Narinder Singh | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Music Department
| Amritha Vaz | ... | composer: additional music (as Amritha Fernandes Bakshi) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Winnifred Jong | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Greg Denny | ... | production associate |
| Claude Forest | ... | insurance broker |
| Alice Wickwire Foster | ... | production coordinator |
| Janice Fowlie | ... | production accountant |
| Doug Gillespie | ... | production accountant |
| Indira Guha | ... | business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada |
| Kashif Khan | ... | stand-in |
| Christine Kleckner | ... | production coordinator |
| Dusty Mancinelli | ... | assistant to director |
| Yaz Rabadi | ... | production assistant |
| Graham Rogers | ... | production assistant |
| Rohan Shaanti | ... | production assistant (as Rohan Bader) |
| Kabir Singh | ... | assistant: director |
Production Companies
- Astral Media
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (in association with)
- Hamilton-Mehta Productions
- Mongrel Media
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
Distributors
- Film1 Sundance Channel (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Mfest (2010) (Canada) (tv)
- Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Nabet 700 (acknowledgement)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ludiana-based Chand gets married to Brampton-based Rocky Singh Dhillon and re-locates to Canada, to live with him and his extended family, consisting of his mom and dad; brother Baldev and his wife, Aman, and two children, Kabir and Loveleen. From the honeymoon stage itself, Chand gets physically abused by Rocky, and despite of bringing in $20K in dowry, she is immediately hired as a laborer even though she is a graduate and her wages are paid to her husband, and is not even permitted to call back home. Tenants occupy the house during the daytime, and the entire Dhillon family usually stay put in a shopping mall. Things only get worse after Rocky brutally assaults her in everyone's presence after she gets into a physical altercation with her mother-in-law. She manages to call back home wanting to return back, only to face discouragement, as her family want Rocky to sponsor her brother, Gurpreet. Things change dramatically after she claims she spotted Sheshnaag in the backyard, while her husband prepares to accuse her of having an affair with another male. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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