Arranged Marriage: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Corpse Bride]]'''s main character Victor was engaged to Victoria Everglot by their parents, because she's the daughter of a poor nobleman and he's the son of a ''nouveau riche'' fishmonger. It's an ideal match in that respect, but they both feel nervous about whether they're going to get along. As it turns out, it's a [[Perfectly Arranged Marriage]] and they're attracted from the first meeting. Of course, he then runs out of the wedding rehearsal in a wretched fit of anxiety, and accidentally gets engaged to a zombie, but it works out eventually.

* Pick a [[Bollywood]] movie. Any Bollywood movie.

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