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6.3/10   891 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Meera Syal (novel)
Meera Syal (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 November 2002 (UK) more
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Plot:
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of... more | add synopsis
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Prateik Babbar bags role in Bhansali.s next project
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User Comments:
Hilarious, moving, brilliant. more (23 total)

Cast

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Kabir Bedi ... Yeti
Max Beesley ... Hairy Neddy
Sanjeev Bhaskar ... Mr. Kumar
Anna Brewster ... Anita Rutter
Kathy Burke ... Mrs. Rutter

Ayesha Dharker ... Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Omid Djalili ... Uncle Amman
Alex Freeborn ... Sam Lowbridge

Lynn Redgrave ... Mrs. Ormerod
Zohra Sehgal ... Nanima
Meera Syal ... Auntie Shaila
Christine Tremarco ... Sandy
Chandeep Uppal ... Meena Kumar
Mark Williams ... The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Lucy Pargeter ... Brenda
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92 min
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Fun Stuff

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Alex Freeborn as Sam Lowbridge rides a 1971 Triumph Bonneville. more
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Anachronisms: The film shows UPVC double glazing in certain scenes. UPVC double glazing was not introduced into the UK until 1976, whereas the movie is set in 1972. more
Soundtrack:
Nothing Rhymed more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious, moving, brilliant., 17 November 2002
8/10
Author: haroldschris from Dublin, Ireland

The story of a young Asian girl growing up in Britain, Anita and Me will be bracketed with Bend It Like Beckham but is far superior. It's as brilliantly-scripted as About A Boy or Bridget Jones, without any of the advantages that those movies had in terms of budget, glamour and style. Particularly surprising and welcome was the fact that the film didn't feel obliged to smooth out the rough edges, for example by making Anita worthy of Meena's worship. It's this surprising integrity that makes an ostensibly lightweight film into something more substantial. It works on every level and is highly recommended.

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