Bicycle Bride

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Bicycle Bride
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Directed byHassan Zee
Written byHassan Zee
Produced byLawrence Dillon
Hassan Zee
Starring Andreas Wilson
Melanie Kannokada
Shruti Tewari
Ponni Swaminathan Chesser
CinematographyWilliam Preston
Matt Sumney
Edited byJeremy Huff
Production
company
Zee Films
Release date
  • June 25, 2010 (2010-06-25)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bicycle Bride is a comedy film directed by Hassan Zee [1] and starring Andreas Wilson, Melanie Kannokada, [2] Shruti Tewari, Jessica Kitchens, Rajiv Nema, Veronica Valencia, and Jonathan Bock. The film opened in San Francisco at the Viz Cinema on June 25, 2010.

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Plot

An Indian girl wants the freedom to choose her own destiny and the love of her life, but her mother wants to marry her off in an arranged marriage.

The film portrays an intriguing mix of matchmakers, bhangra dancers, psychic healers, and religious fanatics, and addresses one of the most important issues in contemporary Muslim culture: women’s rights, veils and burkas.

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