Lamba (Charlotte Lucas), Lalita's best friend Nitin Ganatra as Kohli Saab (Mr William Collins) Alexis Bledel as Georgina "Georgie" Darcy (Georgiana Darcy), Will's sister Marsha Mason as Catherine Darcy, (Catherine de Bourgh), Will's mother Shivani Ghai as Bride, Lalita's and Chandra's best friend Georgina Chapman as Anne, (Anne de Bourgh) Will's former girlfriend Harvey Virdi as Mrs Lamba, (Lady Lucas) Chandra's mother Mellan Mitchell as Bijili, Bakshi's servant Rick Warden as Neighbor Ashanti as herself in a special guest appearance Soundtrack The songs were composed by Anu Malik. The lyrics were written by Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. Production Bride and Prejudice received funding from the UK Film Council with the stipulation that a majority of filming had to take place in the UK. Locations used include Halton House, Stoke Park Club, Turville, and Cobstone Windmill in Buckinghamshire, and Southall, Somerset House, Little Venice, the London Eye, and the National Film Theatre in London. Other locations include the Golden Temple of Amritsar, the beaches of Goa, the Grand Canyon, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and Santa Monica Beach. Ashanti sings "Touch My Body" and Gayatri Iyer sings "Take me to love" in the film. According to director Gurinder Chadha in "making-of" extras on the DVD release, Ashanti's appearance is an homage to the tradition of a celebrity making a cameo appearance to sing an "item number", a song that has no direct involvement in the plot in Bollywood films. Critical reception The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 64% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A colorful and energetic adaptation of Austen's classic." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian reviewed, "Bride and Prejudice could be any unremarkable Bollywood picture". Stella Papamichael at the BBC noted that "swapping corsets for saris, and polite pianoforte for the bhangra beat, director Gurinder Chadha reinvigorates Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with fun and flamboyance". References External links 2004 romantic comedy films 2004 films Films scored by Anu Malik British Indian films Films about Indian Americans British romantic comedy films British romantic musical films 2000s English-language films English-language Indian films Films about Indian weddings Films about interracial romance Films about weddings