5 Weddings

5 Weddings
5 Weddings
Soundtrack album by Vibhas, Vishal Mishra and Viplove Rajdeo
Released	23 October 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:17
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series
	Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube
	Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube

5 Weddings
5 Weddings
	Five Weddings
Directed by	Namrata Singh Gujral
Produced by	Namrata Singh Gujral
Starring	Nargis Fakhri; Rajkummar Rao; Bo Derek; Candy Clark; Anneliese van der Pol;
Music by	Christopher French
Cinematography	Christo Bakalov, BAC
Edited by	Steve Mirkovich
Production; company	Uniglobe Entertainment
Release date	10 May 2018 (Cannes Film Festival); 26 October 2018 (India);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States; India; Canada
Language	Hindi ; English

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5 Weddings is a 2018 American film set in the United States and India. Directed by Namrata Singh Gujral, the film features Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao, Bo Derek, Candy Clark, Anneliese Van der Pol and Suvinder Vicy.

Plot[edit]

An American journalist travels to India for a magazine feature on the multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. The film also deals with weddings but also the community of transgender people called hijra who dance at these Indian wedding.

Cast[edit]

Rajkummar Rao as police officer Harbhajan Singh
Nargis Fakhri as Shania Dhaliwal
Bo Derek as Mandy Singh Dhaliwal
Candy Clark as Claudia Burrell
Soha Ali Khan as police officer Sanjana Kishore Ghosh
Anneliese van der Pol as Whitney Simmons
Shiwani Saini as Devika
Suvinder Vicky as Police Commissioner Mr. Gill
Saru Maini as Bhavna
Mariana Vicente as Alexa DuPont
Dawn Richard as Lydia Duniyer
Diljott as Harleen
Robert Palmer Watkins as Mark Cottell

Background[edit]

The film was initially set to be filmed in 2008 with Namrata Singh Gujral and Harbhajan Mann in the lead. Due to her ten-year journey with cancer, Gujral ended up directing the film with Nargis Fakhri playing the lead role of Shania Dhaliwal and Rajkummar Rao playing the role of Harbhajan Singh. Rajkummar Rao's character was initially called Rahul but was changed to Harbhajan's name when Harbhajan Mann was being considered to play the lead.

Soundtrack[edit]

All lyrics are written by Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay.

Track listing
No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Na Chah Ke Bhi"	Vishal Mishra	Vishal Mishra, Shirley Setia	4:26
2.	"American Beauty"	Vibhas	Mika Singh, Prakriti Kakar, Miss Pooja, Kaur Sisters	3:11
3.	"Baaki Hai"	Vibhas	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	4:29
4.	"Taareef"	Vibhas	Palak Muchhal, Rommy Tahli, Rockon Tanuj	2:01
5.	"Laung Gawacha"	Viplove Rajdeo	Saru Maini, Arnie B	3:10
Total length:				17:17

Release[edit]

The film is banned in Kuwait and Qatar because of the hijra / transgender angle and has undergone extensive censorship in India, Malaysia and several other countries.

Locations[edit]

The film has been shot in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Burbank and in Chandigarh, Mohali and Mani Majra.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ "5 Weddings - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Gaana.
↑ "Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao Are Co-Stars of This New Hollywood Film". NDTV Movies. 29 August 2016.

External links[edit]

5 Weddings on IMDb

[1] "5 Weddings - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Gaana.

[2] "Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao Are Co-Stars of This New Hollywood Film". NDTV Movies. 29 August 2016.

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