Patiala House (2011)

a victim of British racial violence and profiling prevents his son from playing cricket.

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Writers:

Nikhil Advani (story), Earl D'Souza (lyrics),

Stars:

Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Akshay Kumar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rishi Kapoor	...	Gurtej Singh 'Bauji' Kahlon
Dimple Kapadia	...	Mrs. Kahlon
Akshay Kumar	...	Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon / Kaali
Anushka Sharma	...	Simran Chaggal
Tinnu Anand	...	Mr. Bedi
Soni Razdan	...	Dolly Mann
Prem Chopra	...	Veerendra Singh Saini
Masood Akhtar	...	Dr. Kawaljit
Jeneva Talwar	...	Preity Kahlon
Suparna Marwah	...	Harleen Kahlon
Neelu Kohli
Rabbit	...	Aman Kahlon (as Rabbit Sach)
Armaan Kirmani	...	Jaskaran Kahlon
Maya Sarao	...	Manmeet Kahlon
Simi Melwani	...	Ashpreet Kahlon

Storyline

Gurtej Singh Kahlon witnesses his family being attacked by British-born Caucasian skinheads, leading to a death in the family. While the identified attackers were never charged by racially biased police, he himself was arrested for defending his family. He swore to change the manner in which East Indians were profiled and set about to build a Mini-India in Southall. He encourages his son, Parghat, to play and excel in cricket as he himself was a fan of the Indian team, especially Lala and his son, Mohinder Ambarnath. But when the time comes for Parghat to be inducted in the English cricket team, he forbids him, gets him to manage a convenience store, and also sets about to arrange marriages and lives of his family with no daring to oppose him. Then mixed-raced Simran Chaggal enters Parghat's life, and with some help from the Kahlon family, gets him to be included in a failing English team. They conspire to keep this information from Gurtej, and even re-name Parghat as 'Kaali'. But it ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Panjabi English

Release Date:

11 February 2011 (India)

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£263,137 (UK) (11 February 2011)

Gross:

£514,721 (UK) (18 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bugle Boy Films, Hari Om Entertainment Company, People Tree Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is loosely based on the life of England Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Monty Panesar.

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Connections

References Om Shanti Om (2007)

User Reviews

I feel this is a good emotional film.

The script isn't flawless but it definitely has moments that will make you flow in the movie.The cast have done a great job.Rihsi Kapoor was Fantastic in his Mountain Solid role. Akshay does a fantastic work and Sharma plays a great role as a lover. The supporting star cast have also done a great job and if you go with family you'll definitely enjoy the film. It also has a few good comic punches , great song , nice drama and overall definitely a great movie to watch. Who knows you may start believing in Second Chances after you watch this movie.So , go ahead with friends and family and watch this awesome film. Positive points: 1.Great job by the entire cast. 2.Decent Script. 3.Heart Soothing Music and songs. 4.Very good family Drama.