Picture This Special Edition: 'Bride & Prejudice'

The Jane Austen Bollywood Musical you didn't know you needed!

This modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, "Pride and Prejudice," features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, "Bride and Prejudice" features vibrant Bollywood musical set pieces and dance numbers guaranteed to make you shake what your mama gave you.

There will be a live Bollywood cultural dance performance before the film by San Diego Indian dance groups Arudra Dance School and 35-Bhangra Club.

Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha is the director of the hit sports comedy-drama "Bend It Like Beckham" that follows the lives of two young women chasing soccer glory despite their parents' wishes.

At 40 years plus, Picture This at the Central Library is the longest running cinema series in San Diego. Weekly screenings showcase Hollywood, American independent, and international cinema, with occasional added features including speakers, artists, and music.

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