Gurinder says “Feh” to critics
One can perhaps forgive Gurinder Chadha, director of BRIDE AND PREJUDICE, for feeling a bit smug about the success of the film after it was panned by critics.
“There have been impromptu standing ovations in London cinemas. The Jane Austen fan clubs had great screenings. Jane-ites dressed in regency gear apparently came out of the film singing ‘No life without wife’,” she said triumphantly from London.
“The success of ‘Bride & Prejudice’ has sent ripples all round the world to other distributors who are all set to release the film in a much bigger way in their respective territories… Hope some of your colleagues are squirming… I refuse to talk to journalists in India who wrote off the film before it was properly released.”
The article also talks about Mira Nair and other Indian woman directors who are making it big in film.
ETA: Looks like B&P will hit Canada on Christmas, too. Joyeux Noel!
