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Bride and Pride: Austen Meets Bollywood in Culture Shock
Sara McCasker
“Indian director Gurinder Chadha has a reputation for
challenging conventions. Her latest film, Bride and Prejudice,
does just that, but in an old-fashioned way.
Bride and Prejudice is Chadha’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s
late 18th century look at love and marriage, Pride and Prejudice.
Sporting the “greatest heroine in the history of literature”, Pride
and Prejudice is arguably the finest exposition of Austen’s wit …”