The Engaged Woman

The Engaged Woman

89 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 8, 2013

Andrew Christie runs the traditional Dolphin hotel in Cornwall, specialized in weddings and honeymoons, but competition from cheap holidays overseas becomes crushing. After his disloyal wife Nell deserts to apply as manager in the Maldives, their main tour operator intends to cancel, which would spell bankruptcy. Andrew comes up with a modern alternative, hosting traditional weddings for Indian couples. to sell the idea, he pretends to be backed by an Indian wife. To fill the part urgently, he enlists part-time maid Rajani Sharma, a, art student, whose father, banker Murali Sharma, wants to go ahead with her arranged marriage to Tarun, from India.

The Engaged Woman

89 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 8, 2013

The Engaged Woman
Andrew Christie runs the traditional Dolphin hotel in Cornwall, specialized in weddings and honeymoons, but competition from cheap holidays overseas becomes crushing. After his disloyal wife Nell deserts to apply as manager in the Maldives, their main tour operator intends to cancel, which would spell bankruptcy. Andrew comes up with a modern alternative, hosting traditional weddings for Indian couples. to sell the idea, he pretends to be backed by an Indian wife. To fill the part urgently, he enlists part-time maid Rajani Sharma, a, art student, whose father, banker Murali Sharma, wants to go ahead with her arranged marriage to Tarun, from India.
Producers ARTE, DEFA, Gate Filmproduktion, Wild Bunch Germany
Original title Rosamunde Pilcher: Die versprochene Braut
Directors Dieter Kehler
Writers Martin Wilke, Silke Morgenroth, Rosamunde Pilcher

Cast

Jochen Schropp

as Andrew Christie

Collien Ulmen-Fernandes

as Rajani Sharma

Nele Kiper

as Keira Henderson

Denise Zich

as Nelly Christie

Peer Jäger

as Edward Brooks

Jace Desay

as Tarun

Amerjit Deu

as Murali Sharma

Javed Khan

as Mr. Prakash

Craig Ryder

as David Redgrove

Stuart Davidson

as Horse Race Spectator