Bride & Prejudice

Directed by British film-maker Gurinder Chadha (also Bend it like Beckham) and starring Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai, this is a Hollywood - Bollywood adaptation of the Austen classic, although I felt much of the romantic elements were sort of lost.
So the 'Bennets' - Bakshis are set in Amritsar, Punjab, India as a family that owns farms, an old house and lots of bills (payments to creditors). Mrs. Bakshi is the woman hunting for husbands for her daughters. An opportunity comes in the form of Lalita's (Lizzie's) friend's marriage, where the best man is Balraj (Bingley).
At the wedding, Balraj is struck by Jaya (Jane) and while he courts, his friend Darcy is quite taken by Lalita. An uncomfortable pair drawstring pants prevent him from accepting the offer of dancing with Lalita. He attempts further to converse with her and is thrown off by her opinionated and quick replies to his comments.
Jaya and Lalita are invited to a Goa trip with Balraj, his sister and Darcy. There enter Johnny Wickham and romance in Lalita's life. Some information on past life of Darcy are shared with Lalita who is disgusted by him.
On Jaya's and Lalita's return home, Mr.Kholi (Collins) impending arrival means Mrs. Bakshi setting up a home for Lalita. Wickham arrives at her home, blooming further romance. Mr.Kholi is absolutely unimpressive and nothing, but a jester in Lalita's eyes. A refusal of his hand sends him storming out of the house and proposing to Lalita's friend Chandra (Charlotte) instead.
Chandra's marriage brings Lalita to U.S. En route, she meets Darcy on the plane. His thoughtfulness and different demeanour gives her a different idea and she feels herself liking him.
During the marriage ceremony, introduction of Anne (Anne de Bourgh) in the picture by Darcy's mother (Lady Catherine de Bourgh) and finding out that Darcy discouraged Balraj from marrying Jaya makes her angry and she walks away from Darcy.
In an effort to make her understand, Darcy goes to meet her and apologises for interfering with Balraj's life and also tells her the truth about Wickham making his sister pregnant. He also receives the news that the youngest of Bakshi sisters - Lakhi (Lydia) has eloped with him. Knowing Wickham's hideabouts, Darcy hunts him down with Lalita and Lakhi is rescued. As they return home, they get the news that Jaya and Balraj are engaged. The movie ends with both Jaya and Balraj's and Lalita and Darcy's marriage.
There was a sense of incompletion for me, since I have read the book so many times and have watched other screen adaptations. Some places, I found myself questioning as to why the character was acting in a certain way since there are no protrayal of any incitation. It just felt like they were acting so because of Jane Austen's character more than the story itself. But I think it is more because I went in with an expectation of Jane Austen's novel than just a regular story. Like other people I talked to said, it was a clever adaptation, but for those looking for the romance in it, it is absent. Definitely not a movie to be classified as an adaptation, but a bearable detour.