Monsoon Wedding
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Monsoon Wedding is a critically acclaimed 2001 Indian drama film that interweaves multiple family stories around a chaotic Punjabi wedding, directed by filmmaker Mira Nair.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monsoon Wedding canonical | 7 |
| Monsoon Wedding (as actor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10392375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsoon Wedding Context triple: [Mira Nair, notableWork, Monsoon Wedding]
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A.
Rana's Wedding
Rana's Wedding is a 2002 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad that follows a young woman in East Jerusalem racing against a deadline to marry for love amid political and social constraints.
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B.
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a critically acclaimed Indian drama film directed by Aparna Sen that explores communal tension and human relationships during a fraught bus journey.
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C.
Tulsi Vivah
Tulsi Vivah is a Hindu ceremonial festival that ritually marries the sacred tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu or Krishna, marking the end of the monsoon and the start of the traditional wedding season.
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D.
Mausam
Mausam is a critically acclaimed 1975 Hindi romantic drama film directed by Gulzar, known for its nuanced storytelling and Sharmila Tagore’s award-winning performance.
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E.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsoon Wedding Target entity description: Monsoon Wedding is a critically acclaimed 2001 Indian drama film that interweaves multiple family stories around a chaotic Punjabi wedding, directed by filmmaker Mira Nair.
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A.
Rana's Wedding
Rana's Wedding is a 2002 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad that follows a young woman in East Jerusalem racing against a deadline to marry for love amid political and social constraints.
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B.
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a critically acclaimed Indian drama film directed by Aparna Sen that explores communal tension and human relationships during a fraught bus journey.
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C.
Tulsi Vivah
Tulsi Vivah is a Hindu ceremonial festival that ritually marries the sacred tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu or Krishna, marking the end of the monsoon and the start of the traditional wedding season.
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D.
Mausam
Mausam is a critically acclaimed 1975 Hindi romantic drama film directed by Gulzar, known for its nuanced storytelling and Sharmila Tagore’s award-winning performance.
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E.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Lion
NERFINISHED
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National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Declan Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Miramax Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USA Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Allyson C. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
arranged marriage
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class differences ⓘ family relationships ⓘ globalization ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Monsoon Wedding (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aditi Verma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dubey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemant Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalit Verma NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimmi Verma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ria Verma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Anand Raj Anand
NERFINISHED
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Mychael Danna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukhwinder Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Punjabi wedding ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Caroline Baron
NERFINISHED
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Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sabrina Dhawan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Lillete Dubey
NERFINISHED
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Naseeruddin Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvin Dabas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shefali Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasundhara Das NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijay Raaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monsoon Wedding Description of subject: Monsoon Wedding is a critically acclaimed 2001 Indian drama film that interweaves multiple family stories around a chaotic Punjabi wedding, directed by filmmaker Mira Nair.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monsoon Wedding (as actor)