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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = 5 Weddings<br />
| image = 5 Weddings Poster.jpg<br />
| alt = Five Weddings<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Namrata Singh Gujral]]<br />
| producer = Namrata Singh Gujral<br />
| studio = Uniglobe Entertainment<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Nargis Fakhri]]<br />
* [[Rajkummar Rao]]<br />
* [[Bo Derek]]<br />
* [[Candy Clark]]<br />
* [[Anneliese van der Pol]]}}<br />
| music = Christopher French<br />
| cinematography = Christo Bakalov, BAC<br />
| editing = [[:de:Steve Mirkovich|Steve Mirkovich]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2018|05|10|Cannes Film Festival|2018|10|26|India|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 90 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br>India<br>Canada<br />
| language = [[Hindi]] <br> English<br />
}}<br />
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'''''5 Weddings''''' is a 2018 [[Cinema of the United States|American film]] set in the United States and India. Directed by [[Namrata Singh Gujral]], the film features [[Nargis Fakhri]], [[Rajkummar Rao]], [[Bo Derek]], [[Candy Clark]], [[Anneliese Van der Pol]] and Suvinder Vicy.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
An American journalist travels to India for a magazine feature on the multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. The film also deals with weddings but also the community of transgender people called [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] who dance at these Indian wedding.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Rajkummar Rao]] as police officer Harbhajan Singh<br />
* [[Nargis Fakhri]] as Shania Dhaliwal<br />
* [[Bo Derek]] as Mandy Singh Dhaliwal<br />
* [[Candy Clark]] as Claudia Burrell<br />
* [[Soha Ali Khan]] as police officer Sanjana Kishore Ghosh<br />
* [[Anneliese van der Pol]] as Whitney Simmons<br />
* [[Shiwani Saini]] as Devika<br />
* Suvinder Vicky as Police Commissioner Mr. Gill<br />
* [[Saru Maini]] as Bhavna<br />
* [[Mariana Vicente]] as Alexa DuPont<br />
* [[Dawn Richard]] as Lydia Duniyer<br />
* [[Diljott]] as Harleen<br />
* Robert Palmer Watkins as Mark Cottell<br />
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==Background==<br />
The film was initially set to be filmed in 2008 with [[Namrata Singh Gujral]] and [[Harbhajan Mann]] in the lead. Due to her ten-year journey with cancer, Gujral ended up directing the film with [[Nargis Fakhri]] playing the lead role of Shania Dhaliwal and [[Rajkummar Rao]] playing the role of Harbhajan Singh. Rajkummar Rao's character was initially called Rahul but was changed to Harbhajan's name when Harbhajan Mann was being considered to play the lead.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = 5 Weddings<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Vibhas]], [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]] and Viplove Rajdeo<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = {{start date|2018|10|23|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/5-weddings|title=5 Weddings - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Gaana]]}}</ref><br />
| recorded = 2018<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 17:17<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br />
| producer =<br />
| misc = {{External media<br />
| audio1 = {{YouTube|Y9QDmQZbF_g|Official Audio Jukebox}}}}}}<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = {{Duration|m=17|s=17}}<br />
| title1 = Na Chah Ke Bhi<br />
| all_lyrics = Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay<br />
| extra1 = [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]], [[Shirley Setia]]<br />
| music1 = Vishal Mishra<br />
| length1 = 4:26<br />
| title2 = American Beauty<br />
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Prakriti Kakar]], Miss Pooja, Kaur Sisters<br />
| music2 = Vibhas<br />
| length2 = 3:11<br />
| title3 = Baaki Hai<br />
| extra3 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
| music3 = Vibhas<br />
| length3 = 4:29<br />
| title4 = Taareef<br />
| extra4 = [[Palak Muchhal]], Rommy Tahli, Rockon Tanuj<br />
| music4 = Vibhas<br />
| length4 = 2:01<br />
| title5 = Laung Gawacha<br />
| music5 = Viplove Rajdeo<br />
| extra5 = Saru Maini, Arnie B<br />
| length5 = 3:10<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film is banned in [[Kuwait]] and [[Qatar]] because of the [[Hijra (Indian subcontinent)|hijra]] / [[transgender]] angle and has undergone extensive censorship in India, [[Malaysia]] and several other countries.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
The film has been shot in [[Los Angeles]], [[Hollywood]], [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] and in [[Chandigarh]], [[Mohali]] and [[Mani Majra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/nargis-fakhri-rajkummar-rao-are-co-stars-of-this-new-hollywood-film-1451831 |title=Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao Are Co-Stars of This New Hollywood Film |website=NDTV Movies |date=August 29, 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt1971310}}<br />
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[[Category:Films set in Los Angeles]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transgender-related films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Indian weddings]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]]<br />
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:2018 LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Hijra (South Asia)]]<br />
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