''Bicycle Bride'' is a comedy film directed by Hassan Zee and starring

Andreas Wilson Andreas Axel Janota Wilson (born 7 March 1981) is a Swedish actor who played the leading role in the Oscar-nominated (for best foreign movie) ''Evil''. He has also starred in '' Kill Your Darlings'', '' Babas bilar'' and '' Den utvalde''. He was ...

, Melanie Kannokada, Shruti Tewari, Jessica Kitchens, Rajiv Nema, Veronica Valencia, and Jonathan Bock. The film opened in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

at the Viz Cinema on June 25, 2010.

Plot

An Indian girl wants the freedom to choose her own destiny and the love of her life, but her mother wants to marry her off in an

arranged marriage Arranged marriage is a type of Marriage, marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures, a professional matchmaki ...

. The film portrays an intriguing mix of matchmakers,

bhangra Bhangra may refer to: * Bhangra (music), a genre of Punjabi music * Bhangra (dance), a folk dance of Punjab region * ''Bhangra'' (film), a 1959 Indian Punjabi-language film See also * Bhangara, Nepal Bhangara, Nepal is a village development c ...

dancers, psychic healers, and religious fanatics, and addresses one of the most important issues in contemporary Muslim culture: women’s rights, veils and burkas.

Cast

as James Dean * Melanie Kannokada as Beena * Shruti Tewari as Billo * Rajiv Nema as Bubba

References

External links

* * 2010 films Films about Indian Americans American comedy films 2010 comedy films Comedy films about Asian Americans 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub