Continuity mistake: While Alice is picking up glasses, she tucks a marigold in her hair. After she drops the glasses and she bends down to pick the pieces up, the flower disappears, then is back in the following shot.
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
1 mistake
Directed by: Mira Nair
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz
Lalit Verma: These are my children, and I will protect them from myself even if I have to.
Question: At the beginning of the mehndi party we can see a servant frying something - supposedly some sweets -, by pouring liquid batter into boiling oil though a bowl with a hole in the bottom. What is the name of the sweets he prepares?
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Answer: The sweet he prepares is called 'jalebi' and it is exactly as you say, batter fried in boiling oil. It is poured through the bowl with a hole at the bottom to get its distinctive swirly pattern. Once cooked the batter is dipped in sugar syrup to make it sweet.