When Bollywood meets Hollywood

There's bound to be some sparks

And for this take on Jane Austen

I give almost full marks

The story line is much the same

Except a little shorter

The noisy Bakshi family

Is short a Bennet daughter

Henderson's no Colin Firth

He's just a little bland

They could have found a better bloke

To take Lalita's hand

The Bingley siblings caught my eye

I've seen them both before

He was her Kama Sutra guy

And now he's "Lost" no more

The ending's changed up quite a bit

This version's changed the terms

Singing, dancing, Indian style

And riding pachyderms

A lively, funny musical

Though not for everyone

It's almost Pride and Prejudice

But a hundred times more fun

Amanda Richards, April 16, 2006