A Nice Arrangement

A Nice Arrangement

1994 · 11 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Documents an Indian-English family's attempt to give their Briticized daughter a traditional Indian arranged marriage, with as much photography as possible.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha · Written by Gurinder Chadha

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