Monsoon rains begin as Aditi and Hemant are married in an elaborate wedding, while Dubey and Alice simultaneously wed in a simple ceremony, and later celebrate with the Vermas. Ria moves on from her past life, and is finally able to freely enjoy the festivities. Cast Naseeruddin Shah as Lalit Verma Lillete Dubey as Pimmi Verma Shefali Shah as Ria Verma Vasundhara Das as Aditi Verma Vijay Raaz as Parabatlal Kanhaiyalal 'P.K.' Dubey Tillotama Shome as Alice Parvin Dabas as Hemant Rai Kulbhushan Kharbanda as C.L. Chadha Kamini Khanna as Shashi Chadha Rajat Kapoor as Tej Puri Randeep Hooda as Rahul Chadha Neha Dubey as Ayesha Verma Ishaan Nair as Varun Verma Roshan Seth as Mohan Rai Soni Razdan as Saroj Rai Jas Arora as Umang Chadha Natasha Rastogi as Sona Verma Ram Kapoor as Shelly Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Lottery Rajiv Gupta as Delhi Cop in Rain Scene Reception Monsoon Wedding received positive reviews from critics on release. Roger Ebert rated the film 3.5 stars out of 4 and called it “one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.” Sandi Chaitram of BBC gave a positive review and wrote “she (Mira) successfully creates the opportunity for tense drama, which does not stifle the overall feelgood nature of the film, or impede the finale's (somewhat cheesy) confirmation of family love.” Soundtrack The soundtrack includes a qawwali by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a ghazal by Farida Khanum, a Punjabi song by Sukhwinder Singh, an old Indian song by Rafi, a folk dance song. The film includes an Urdu ghazal, Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (Don't Be So Stubborn About Leaving Today) sung by Pakistani artist Farida Khanum. The song Aaj Mera Ji Karda is recreated by Indian musicians Tanishk Bagchi and Arjunna Harjaie for the film Lucknow Central starring Farhan Akhtar. (*) Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer (1973) (**) Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 (1999) Awards The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Mira Nair was the second Indian (after Satyajit Ray for Aparajito) to receive this honour. Won British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film Canberra International Film Festival - Audience Award (Mira Nair) Independent Spirit Awards - Producers Award (Caroline Baron) Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion (Mira Nair) Venice Film Festival - Laterna Magica Prize (Mira Nair) Nominated BAFTA Award