Advertised as a sort of “Bollywood goes Caribbean,” “Bazodee” does indeed borrow cultural conventions from both, and it plays out in the perfect setting, Trinidad and Tobago, which has a heritage rich in Afro-Caribbean and Indian traditions.  A preview of the film.  The Juliet of this romance is Natalie Perera, as Anita Panchouri, the dutiful daughter of a Trinidad businessman, Ram Panchouri (Kabir Bedi), a character of grandiose ideas and the Shakespearean diction to present them with the appropriate drama.  But when it comes to the role of Romeo, things get a little complicated.  Enter the Kumar family, a father and three sons who live in London. They land at the airport in Trinidad bristling with prosperity and ready for a grand party to celebrate Anita’s engagement to one son, the very handsome Bharat (Staz Nair). The marriage will seal Ram’s financial security and the island resort he dreams of building, despite his lack of capital.  On the way to the engagement festivities, fate drops a bomb in the form of the soca singer Machel Montano, making his acting debut here as a musician named Lee de Leon. He steals a piece of Anita’s heart, then seduces the audience with his songs and his ukulele, hijacking the film completely and wonderfully.  With Trinidad and Tobago’s peacock colors and beautiful beaches as a backdrop, “Bazodee,” directed by Todd Kessler (a creator of “Blue’s Clues”), is pretty and upbeat, if insubstantial. The title, by the way, is Trinidadian slang for being disoriented or dizzy or just a little bit crazy, possibly because of romance. And you might go bazodee over that contagious soca beat.  “Bazodee” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned) for language, Carnival costumes, suggestive scenes and violence inflicted on a cellphone.  Stars Staz Nair, Kabir Bedi, Natalie Perera, Valmike Rampersad, Cindy F. Daniel
This romance finds an Indian family from London visiting another in Trinidad and Tobago for a party celebrating their children’s engagement.