RAIN WEEK: Monsoon Wedding

Part 2 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

Family functions are always hectic times, with weddings being no exception. In the 2001 Bollywood film, Monsoon Wedding, the sentiment is taken to the extreme. An arranged marriage between Aditi, a native of New Dehli, India, and Hemant Rai, an Indian man living in Texas, along with both their far-flung relatives, as well as past relationships all add to this terrific story.

Starring the gorgeous Vasundhara Das in the lead female role, the film is a winking look at the mixing of old traditions with new modern ways. Along with a killer soundtrack and a few requisite Bollywood musical numbers, this is movie made to please. That, and endless pouring rain has never before been more attractive.

Sergio del Limónar