Ball & Chain
When Ameet and Saima's Indian-American families arrange for their marriage, they manage to stop it, only to realize they have actually fallen in love. By then, however, Saima's parents have promised h…
Ball & Chain
When Ameet and Saima's Indian-American families arrange for their marriage, they manage to stop it, only to realize they have actually fallen in love. By then, however, Saima's parents have promised her hand to sleazy playboy Ashol. Saima is a second-generation East Indian-American living in Austin, Texas with her dad, mom, and brother Dev. Her dad considers her an old maid and wants her to marry Ameet--much to her displeasure: she dislikes him. Her dad wants their marriage to be telecast via Internet so that their extended family in India can e-participate in the ceremony. After her not-so-good-looking friend Ruby gets married, albeit dramatically to Ameet's friend Bobby. Her dad pressurizes her and even manages to convince her, she appears to change her mind but secretly meets with Ameet and together they create a series of misunderstandings with Ameet revealing his secret desire of becoming a male stripper during their formal engagement. They succeed in getting their wedding canceled, but then Saima is faced with another challenge when her dad wants her to marry Ashol, a computer programmer whom she also dislikes. Will Saima be compelled to go through another charade, and will Ashol be ready to along with her? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Somewhere in the middle of Texas, Ameet and Saima have a problem. They were perfectly happy avoiding each other until their parents set them up to get married. The reluctant couple decide to do whatever it takes to break off the engagement. After some very embarrassing efforts, they finally succeed in getting their parents to call off the wedding, only to realize they have another problem, they're in love. Meanwhile, Saima's father, deciding that she's past her expiration date, promises her to Ashol--a sleazy playboy. Finally, there's a wedding: Ashol's big secret, Ameet's bigger surprise, and Saima's biggest decision. —VPUK
Ball & Chain
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Film Details
When Ameet and Saima's Indian-American families arrange for their marriage, they manage to stop it, only to realize they have actually fallen in love. By then, however, Saima's parents have promised her hand to sleazy playboy Ashol. Saima is a second-generation East Indian-American living in Austin, Texas with her dad, mom, and brother Dev.
Her dad considers her an old maid and wants her to marry Ameet--much to her displeasure: she dislikes him. Her dad wants their marriage to be telecast via Internet so that their extended family in India can e-participate in the ceremony. After her not-so-good-looking friend Ruby gets married, albeit dramatically to Ameet's friend Bobby.
Her dad pressurizes her and even manages to convince her, she appears to change her mind but secretly meets with Ameet and together they create a series of misunderstandings with Ameet revealing his secret desire of becoming a male stripper during their formal engagement. They succeed in getting their wedding canceled, but then Saima is faced with another challenge when her dad wants her to marry Ashol, a computer programmer whom she also dislikes. Will Saima be compelled to go through another charade, and will Ashol be ready to along with her? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Somewhere in the middle of Texas, Ameet and Saima have a problem.
They were perfectly happy avoiding each other until their parents set them up to get married. The reluctant couple decide to do whatever it takes to break off the engagement. After some very embarrassing efforts, they finally succeed in getting their parents to call off the wedding, only to realize they have another problem, they're in love.
Meanwhile, Saima's father, deciding that she's past her expiration date, promises her to Ashol--a sleazy playboy. Finally, there's a wedding: Ashol's big secret, Ameet's bigger surprise, and Saima's biggest decision. —VPUK.