I... Proud to Be an Indian (2004)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Puneet Sira

Writers:

Vekeana Dhillon (writer)
Puneet Sira (writer)

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (India)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

I is an Indian. He travels to London for a family wedding and finds his family live in fear of the terrorism by National Front Skinheads and finds he has to become involved which escalates the situation.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sohail Khan	...	I
Tim Lawrence	...	Cain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Hinds	...	Bolt
Phil Jones	...	Skinhead / bartender
Imran Ali Khan	...	Aslam Firoz
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	I's dad
Alex Mileman	...	Crumb
Zaf Mughal	...	Balbir Singh
James Owen	...	Monk
Ian Pead	...	Skinhead
Tom Sambrook	...	Sgt Grant
Jeff Sawyer	...	Skinhead
Keval Shah	...	Aman Gill
Aashif Sheikh	...	I's brother
Chris Streeks	...	PC Simms
Kashmira Sunni	...	Kiran Gill
Hina Tasleem	...	Noor Firoz
Shikha Shalu Varma	...	Shalu
Eric Yan	...	Skinhead

Runtime:

UK:129 min

Country:

India | UK

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

India:A | UK:18

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Different fare and still entertaining

I never before have heard of the skinheads neo-Nazi group before, probably because I don't live in England. I guess I could compare it to the KKK here in the US. I live just a couple hours north of their headquarters! I never really remember encountering one, though. My parents said we ran into some in Martinsville, IN, but I was too young to remember it. They also tell me about this group called "Dot Busters" where they used to shoot women with the dots on their forehead (Indians wearing bindis), but I don't think they exist anymore. Anyways, I think one can only enjoy this movie if he/she can relate to it. How much you like it depends on how much racism you've experienced or knowledge you have of such groups. My geographic location let me enjoy the movie and the fact that I slightly remember how racist my society used to be in the late 80s-early 90s. However, I am fortunate to say that society seems to be heading in the right direction in respect to racism, so I didn't have enough experience to like love this movie.

Sohail Khan did a good job acting. Since it was his production, I'm sure he had a passion for the story and could fully embody the character. He has matured as an actor from his awful debut (don't even remember the name of it) to Darna Mana Hai and now I. His bhabhi did a great job acting, and so did the little kid. Aslam also was good. After a long time, I saw a not-small budget film, and it was sure a nice experience after all the trashy movies that have come out this year. Songs were not bad. One thing I didn't like that much is that racism was responded to with violence. In reality, I don't believe violence can solve ANYTHING.