Nair's Techniques in film "Monsoon Wedding" Mira Nair directed the 2000 film 'Monsoon Wedding' with the intention of making it a Bollywood film on her own terms. Through watching the film, it becomes evident that this was mixing traditional ideals of Indian Bollywood together with the modern elements of the West, such as those depicted in particular in Hollywood films, the Western equivalent of the Bollywood film industry although on not so large a scale. Nair spent the latter part of her further education in the United States of America, attending Harvard University, where her more modern ethics, compared to the conventional Indian principles she was brought up with, were developed and thus came …show more content…
Some characters have their own individual themes with regards to the style of music played when they are onscreen; for example, Rahul, a 19 year old University student from Sydney, is introduced driving in a car into a traditional Indian home playing very loud heavy bass Western music, an example of diegetic sound that would not normally be found within a traditional Bollywood film. The character for whom Nair uses music to it's greatest effect is Alice, a servant within the main family's, the Verma's, household. Whenever she is onscreen, much more traditional non - diegetic, or mood music, is played, using a combination of conventional, lower tempo and pace tabla beats. This gives strength to her individual storyline, which is a more typical Bollywood love story, and is noticeable in particular in scenes with her love interest, a wedding organiser named Dube. It also helps to establish the nature of her character, which also is more traditional, using only Hindi and Punjabi to speak with unlike other characters who also use English, which once again shows a Western influence although Nair herself did not write the script. Camera angles and editing play an important role with regards to the success in the achievement of Nair's aim. Close-ups in particular are one of the most effective camera angles as they often emphasise parts of the storyline by focussing on a character's
Nair also looks closer at love marriages versus arranged marriages in her popular film Monsoon Wedding. Nair herself describes Monsoon Wedding as being “a magical story,” a story of “pure love,” (Wedding film 190). Within this film there are many different novellas and the audience consequently gets
An Indian Hindu wedding is strictly observed according to the ancient cultural norms laid down in the Vedas in the Indian society a wedding is not just the coming together of two people rather two souls. In fact, a wedding also brings two families closer, which thereafter share a bond of respect and affection. As a result there are a number of traditions and customs associated with the Indian Hindu wedding ceremony.
In the film Monsoon Wedding, Indian culture is illustrated in the practices of the traditional Punjabi wedding. The wedding in the film was arranged as is the norm in Indian culture. Thought the wedding was rushed it was not forced. Aditi wanted to be married having realised the uncertainty of her previous relationship with a married man.
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Camera angles are like the skeleton of a movie. Without close up shots, over the shoulder shots, and cut-in shots, the movie wouldn't look or feel right. Lets start with the close up shot. The close up shot is a very common shot that helps show the subjects mood or emotions. In one scene of Swing Kids the close up shot is used to show mood in Peter's face when he opened the box full of ashes he was supposed to deliver. A good way to show a conversation between two people is the over the shoulder shot. The over the shoulder is used to look over the shoulder of a subject to look and at the speaker. A
Monsoon wedding”(2007), an award winning movie, directed by mira nair. Features widely known Indian actors, such as Vasundhara Das, Naseeruddin Shah and Vijay Raaz.
“Monsoon Wedding” is a party arthouse, party Bollywood film which deals with the leadup to the wedding of two young people, Aditi and Hermant. It combines their story with that of Aditi’s father, Lalit, and his family responsibilities, as well as the events occurring in the lives of their servants, Dubey and Alice. This combining of multiple storylines into one cohesive narrative is one of the characteristics of Bollywood films.
The movie starts in a field of flowers. Radha, a young girl, is with her mother and her father. The sex/gender division of labor is portrayed in Radha taking care of her mother-in-law. It is her job to clean her, clothe and feed her. Her husband, Ashok manages their restaurant and works full time. Radha is a home nurse for her mother-in-law and manages the house and Ashok is a businessman. The usual division of labor, had women being domestic, relying on the patriarch to make money for the family. Ashok's extended family includes his wife Radha, his brother Jatin, their mother Biji and their manservant Mundu, all living under the same roof. Jatin and Sita are getting married by the arranged marriage tradition, even though he is in love with
The only sound that is diegetic is the ticking of the metronome that India set. She was about to play something : she starts a few notes that are superimposed on the non diegetic music. In total three sounds are audible at the same time : the ticking of metronome, the non diegetic music (Crawford Institue (Family secret) by Clint Mansell) and India playing the piano. In the shot India gives up in playing the piano, she seems in fact to be distracted, something is consuming her. The music enhances her internal turmoil through the low volume, slow pace but also the low timber. While the beating of the time highlight the feeling of anxiety and turmoil through this constant ticking of the
When one thinks of marriage, one thinks of two people coming together to celebrate the love they have for each other. However, in the early nineteenth century, there was a different idea of what marriage was really like. In Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Bennet engages in a battle of wits with the charming, yet snobbish, Mr. Darcy. In the beginning, they could not stand one another, but as the story went on, their affections for each other start to grow. However, before they were able to get together, Mr. Darcy had to swallow his pride and Elizabeth had to throw away her prejudice toward him. Once they were able to throw their pride and prejudice away, they were able to love each other without a shred of doubt,
This semester I chose the Art 160 class, which talks about South Asian art and culture. During study, I learned a lot from this class. When the topic came to Indian movie, it made me become interested. I watched many movies before, tried to learn how the music goes in many movies. One of my friends is in movie major, he told me Bollywood movies were pretty good. After the class, I went to watch some movies like 3 idiots, PK and Taare Zameen Par. I was shocked, because I never think that India movie could be that good. All of them show the society issue and problems. These movies helped me to understand more about
Monsoon Wedding, a Bollywood film directed by Mira Nair and released in 2001, earned just above $30 million at the box office [1]. The film brilliantly depicts romantic entanglements during a traditional Punjabi wedding in Delhi, while delicately handling sensitive issues such as child-abuse, pre-arranged marital infidelity, growing old and striving to be different as an upper middle class Indian boy, or being a flirtatious, bored but basically settled NRI (non-resident Indian) housewife. The film won the Golden Lion award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination, achieving a total of six wins and ten nominations [2].
She received more roles in Bollywood movies and has presently also acted in “Definition of Fear” which would mark her debut in a Hollywood
Weddings are a huge celebration of many cultures around the world, but in India they take it to the next level. Hindu weddings not only last one day, but a whole week, they have many traditions and rituals they have to follow before the actual wedding day. It is not only a celebration of two individuals, but two families coming together. Hindu weddings are one of the most beautiful and extravagant compared to most cultures and even though India is very diverse where there are more than 1600 languages spoken, the Hindu wedding is very traditional and followed by most. ADD THESIS
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