| 5 Weddings | |
| Director: | Namrata Singh Gujral |
| Producer: | Namrata Singh Gujral |
| Studio: | Uniglobe Entertainment |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Christopher French |
| Cinematography: | Christo Bakalov, BAC |
| Editing: | Steve Mirkovich |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | United States India Canada |
| Language: | Hindi English |
| Gross: | $26,980 (20 lakhs)[1] |
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.
An American journalist travels to India for a magazine feature on multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. The film also deals with the community of transgender people called hijra who dance at these weddings.
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.
| 5 Weddings | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Vibhas, Vishal Mishra and Viplove Rajdeo |
| Cover: | blank |
| Released: | [2] |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 17:17 |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Label: | T-Series |
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.
The film has been shot in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Burbank and in Chandigarh, Mohali and Mani Majra.[3]