- Ball & Chain
Infobox_Film
name = Ball & Chain
director =Shiraz Jafri
producer = A. V. T. Shankardass
writer =Thomas Mortimer
starring =Sunil Malhotra Lisa Ray Kal Penn Pura Bedi Asrani
music =Deane Ogden
cinematography =Peter Simonite
production designer =John Frick
editing =Luis Caffesse Cliff Wildman
distributor =Lions Gate Films
runtime = 90 min
language = English
country = USA
budget = $3.2 million USD
imdb_id = 0315206 |Ball & Chain is a 2004 romantic comedy written by Thomas Mortimer. It was directed by Shiraz Jafri and produced by A. V. T. Shankardass. It stars
Sunil Malhotra ,Lisa Ray ,Kal Penn ,Purva Bedi andAsrani . It was filmed on location inAustin, Texas . It was released by Lions Gate Films.Plot
Somewhere in the middle of
Texas , Ameet (Sunil Malhotra ) and Saima (Lisa Ray ) have a problem. They were perfectly happy avoiding each other until their parents set them up to get married. The reluctant couple decide to do whatever it takes to break off the engagement. After some very embarrassing efforts, they finally succeed in getting their parents to call off the wedding, only to realize they have another problem, they're in love! Meanwhile, Saima's father (Asrani ), deciding that she's passed her expiration date, promises her to Ashol (Ismail Bashey )- a sleazy playboy. Finally, there's a wedding; Ashol's big secret, Ameet's bigger surprise, and Saima's biggest decision.Cast
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Sunil Malhotra - Ameet
*Lisa Ray - Saima
*Asrani - Papa
*Kal Penn - Bobby
*Purva Bedi - Ruby
*Ismail Bashey - Ashol
*Johnny Kastl - Monty
*Ather Ali - Dev
*Brea Cola - Angela
*Subash Kundanmal - Ameet's Father
*Noor Shic - Ameet's Mother
*Ulka Amin - Saima'a Mom
*Shaan Puri - DeepyReferences
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