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Bhaji on the Beach

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 41m
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6.3/10
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Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understanding and solidarity.
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A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understandin... Read allA group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understanding and solidarity.A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understanding and solidarity.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Gurinder Chadha(story)
    • Meera Syal(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kim Vithana
    • Jimmi Harkishin
    • Sarita Khajuria
    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Gurinder Chadha(story)
    • Meera Syal(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kim Vithana
    • Jimmi Harkishin
    • Sarita Khajuria
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Kim Vithana
    Kim Vithana
    • Ginder
    Jimmi Harkishin
    Jimmi Harkishin
    • Ranjit
    Sarita Khajuria
    • Hashida
    Akbar Kurtha
    Akbar Kurtha
    • Manjit
    Mo Sesay
    Mo Sesay
    • Oliver
    Lalita Ahmed
    Lalita Ahmed
    • Asha
    Shaheen Khan
    Shaheen Khan
    • Simi
    Zohra Sehgal
    Zohra Sehgal
    • Pushpa
    Amar Chadha-Patel
    Amar Chadha-Patel
    • Amrik
    • (as Amer Chadha-Patel)
    Nisha Nayar
    Nisha Nayar
    • Ladhu
    Renu Kochar
    • Madhu
    Surendra Kochar
    • Bina
    Souad Faress
    Souad Faress
    • Rekha
    Tanveer Ghani
    Tanveer Ghani
    • Balbir
    Peter Cellier
    Peter Cellier
    • Ambrose Waddington
    Rudolph Walker
    Rudolph Walker
    • Leonard Baptiste
    Fraser James
    Fraser James
    • Joe
    Dean Gatiss
    • Paul
      • Gurinder Chadha
      • Gurinder Chadha(story)
      • Meera Syal(story and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Although meant to be set in Birmingham, the women's centre is filmed in Merrick Road, Southall. On their way to Blackpool the bus can be seen driving on Western Road, Southall. The service station purporting to be on the M6 is actually the Heston Services M4 westbound. Finally the enterance to the M6 which all the characters drive on is the Hayes bypass in Middlesex.
    • Goofs
      There is no consistent "Brummie" accent (West Midlands UK) throughout from the main characters.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: True Lies/Angels in the Outfield/Forrest Gump/Mi Vida Loca/Bhaji on the Beach (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Summer Holiday
      Performed by Parminder Chadha, Sangeeta, Vibha Sharma

      Composed by Bruce Welch (as Welch) and Brian Bennett (as Bennett)

      Punjabi lyrics by Gurinder Chadha

      Courtesy of EMI Publishing

    User reviews11

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    8/10
    Surprisingly good "Slice of Life".
    I found this film thoroughly watchable, and compulsive viewing. I think this was mainly because of the believable main characters, a group of Asian women.

    The film itself is a compendium of stories, each person having their own set of problems.

    The main cast are members of the "Saheli Women's Group" on a day trip to Blackpool. There is Ginder, a battered wife who has left her husband, a young girl who is pregnant by her black boyfriend, two old women stuck in the past, a vampish "mutton dressed as lamb", and two teenagers chasing boys.

    There are some nasty reminders of the prejudice in our society, such as an encounter with louts in a Service Station. There are also some amusing scenes, the teenagers ridiculing their elders for example, yet the mood swings very quickly one way and another, as they are pursued by Ginder's husband and brothers, picnic on the beach, make friends with the locals, and visit a nightclub.

    The film's main weakness is the number of issues that it tries to address, it's strength the "ordinariness" of the actors, who could each fill their roles in real life.

    On a scale 0-10 7. Expect to be drawn in rather than entertained.
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    • Release date
      • May 1994 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Punjabi
    • Also known as
      • Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Umbi Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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