Monsoon Wedding opens with members of the extensive Verma family gathering for the impromptu-arranged marriage of Aditi, daughter of the family’s head Lalit. The gathering and wedding is being rushed due to the looming monsoon rains.

The frantic nature of the gathering serves to set a fast pace which keeps the movie from slowing down despite the fact that it explores the family’s intricate relationships and characters.

Despite the fact that they have a natural chemistry that comes across beautifully in the film, Aditi grows nervous as she meets her husband to be, Hermant. She is frightened and has a fling with her ex-boyfriend, which she confesses to Hermant. This complicates their relationship and throws doubt as to whether or not the marriage will work.

Meanwhile, the contractor that is arranging the marriage, P.K. Dubey, falls in love with the Verma family’s servant, Alice. Dubey is willing to give up everything for a chance to settle down with Alice. However, their relationship takes a turn for the worst, and Dubey must decide what he wants in life and what he is willing to do to get it.

Aditi’s sister, Ria, while trying to lend support to the family during the ceremony, is noticeably uneasy with the presence of a man the family refers to as Uncle. She hides it from the other members until she notices how Uncle is interacting with the family’s youngest member, Alia, who is still a child. She reveals that Uncle used to molest her as a child, and he is doing the same to Alia. This forces Lalit to make a hard decision to choose one family member over the other.

Monsoon Wedding is not a film with a single story; it has many stories that play out through the relationships of the film’s characters. It depicts the intricacies of human relationships and how people’s different personalities affect how they handle them. This is a good movie for anyone who is interested in character based stories or romance.