An American journalist travels to India for a magazine feature on the multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. Film deals with weddings but also the community of transgenders called a Hijra (South Asia) who dance at these Indian weddings.

• Rajkummar Rao as Officer Harbhajan Singh
• Nargis Fakhri as Shania Dhaliwal
• Bo Derek as Mandy Singh Dhaliwal
• Candy Clark as Claudia Burrell
• Anneliese van der Pol as Whitney Simmons
• Shiwani Saini as Devika
• Suvinder Vicky as Commissioner Gill
• Saru Maini as Bhavna
• Mariana Vicente as Alexa DuPont
• Dawn Richard as Lydia Duniyer
• Diljott as Harleen
• Robert Palmer Watkins as Mark Cottell

The film was initially set to be filmed in 2008 with Namrata Singh Gujral and Harbhajan Mann in the lead. Due to her ten-year journey with cancer, Gujral ended up directing the film with Nargis Fakhri playing the lead role of Shania Dhaliwal and Rajkummar Rao playing the role of Harbhajan Singh. Rajkummar Rao's character was initially called Rahul but was changed to Harbhajan's name when Harbhajan Mann was being considered to play the lead.

Executive Producers are Joe Cooper, R.Z. Shedlock, Shivam Aggarwal and Yatendra Tayal.
Associate Producers are S.R. Miller, Amy Ghosh, Jasjeet Singh, Robin MacKenzie, Shiva Sharma, and Zeeshan Ahmad.

Uniglobe Entertainment, Vision Films and Amaash Films are presenting producers. 5 Weddings will release on 21 September 2018 by Sony Pictures , Uniglobe Entertainment, Vision Films and Amaash Films.

The film has been shot in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Burbank and in Chandigarh, Mohali and Mani Majra.