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Plot Summary:
Ramji Tiwari and his sister, Parvati, had their parents pass away at an early age. Ramji is a skilled cook, and is familiar with all aspects of vegetarian cooking. He arranges Parvati's marriage with the Mishra family, promises to pay a large sum of dowry, which he manages to get by promising to get married to a wealthy man's daughter. On the day of Parvati's marriage, he finds out that his betrothed has eloped with her true lover, no dowry is coming in for Parvati's in-laws, shocked he goes to confide in Mishra, the father-in-law, who sarcastically gives him time to accumulate the money as well as a car for his son. A wedding guest, Pandey, is pleased with Ramji's cooking and offers him a job with his U.K.-based cousin, Vakil "Vicky" Chaubey, which Ramji reluctantly accepts.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, China
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 780
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 523
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Duration: 85 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 734
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 188
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Votes: 664
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IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 299
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 410
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 659
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: India
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Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, realistic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, patriotic, cult classic, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 113 min
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