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What’s Love Got to Do With It? Directed by Shekhar Kapur

Navigating Cultural Expectations: The Journey Toward Personal Happiness in Arranged Marriages

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Thomas Walker-Werth
Mar 14, 2023
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Written by Jemima Khan

Starring Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, and Emma Thompson

Distributed by StudioCanal

Would you let your parents choose a spouse for you? For many Westerners, the answer is a clear “No!” But the answer is not always so clear-cut for people from other cultures, as the new film, What’s Love Got to Do with It?, illustrates. When…

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