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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

2010-05-07 · 100 min · ★ 4.8

Comedy · Romance

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.

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Directors
Gurinder Chadha
Production companies
Bend It Films, The Indian Film Company, Viacom18 Studios
Countries
India, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shabana AzmiShabana AzmiMrs. Sethi
Goldy NotayGoldy NotayRoopi Sethi
Sendhil RamamurthySendhil RamamurthyD S Raj Murthy
Sally HawkinsSally HawkinsLinda / Gitali
Mark AddyMark AddyD I Smythe
Ray PanthakiRay PanthakiJazz Sethi
Lalita AhmedOld Woman at Market
Zoë WanamakerZoë WanamakerMrs. Goldman
Don WarringtonDon WarringtonChief Superintendent
Jimi MistryJimi MistryDev
Harvey VirdiHarvey VirdiOverbearing Mother
Preeya KalidasPreeya KalidasKarishma
Ace BhattiAce BhattiTej
Amit ShahAmit ShahSpeed Dating Man 6
Shaheen KhanShaheen KhanKebab Woman (Manjit Kaur)
Catherine BalavageWaitress
Christopher SimpsonChristopher SimpsonJ.J Jaan

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