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The Boy with the Topknot

  • TV Movie
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
537
YOUR RATING
Sacha Dhawan in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
Drama
One-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.One-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.One-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
537
YOUR RATING
    • Lynsey Miller
    • Mick Ford
    • Sathnam Sanghera
  • Stars
    • Sacha Dhawan
    • Deepti Naval
    • Anupam Kher
    • Lynsey Miller
    • Mick Ford
    • Sathnam Sanghera
  • Stars
    • Sacha Dhawan
    • Deepti Naval
    • Anupam Kher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Photos13

    Sacha Dhawan, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Joanna Vanderham, and Michael Gabbitas in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan and Hukam Singh Sethi in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Body double - Boy with Topknot
    The Boy with the Topknot - BFI Screening.
    Sacha Dhawan, Joanna Vanderham, and Michael Gabbitas in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Anupam Kher in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan, Anjli Mohindra, and Milan Kaur Dulai in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan, Mick Ford, Dinita Gohil, Shobu Kapoor, Shaheen Khan, Anupam Kher, Satnam Bhogal, Vineeta Rishi, Anjli Mohindra, Jaz Singh Deol, Lynsey Miller, Joanna Vanderham, Sathnam Sanghera, and Himmut Singh Datt in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan, Anupam Kher, and Himmut Singh Datt in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan and Himmut Singh Datt in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan and Himmut Singh Datt in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)
    Sacha Dhawan and Himmut Singh Datt in The Boy with the Topknot (2017)

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    Sacha Dhawan
    Sacha Dhawan
    • Sathnam
    Deepti Naval
    Deepti Naval
    • Sathnam's Mother
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Sathnam's Father
    Joanna Vanderham
    Joanna Vanderham
    • Laura
    Vineeta Rishi
    Vineeta Rishi
    • Puli
    Jaz Singh Deol
    Jaz Singh Deol
    • Rajah
    • (as Jaz Deol)
    Anjli Mohindra
    Anjli Mohindra
    • Bindi
    Himmut Singh Datt
    • Young Sathnam
    • (as Himmut Singh Dhatt)
    Shaheen Khan
    Shaheen Khan
    • Aunt Sharanjit
    Kriss Dosanjh
    Kriss Dosanjh
    • Uncle Mohinder
    Aaron Thiara
    Aaron Thiara
    • Hardip
    Ravin J. Ganatra
    Ravin J. Ganatra
    • Dr. Dutta
    Dinita Gohil
    Dinita Gohil
    • Kiran Chahal
    Michael Shelford
    Michael Shelford
    • Greg
    Sharon Duncan-Brewster
    Sharon Duncan-Brewster
    • Carol
    Benjamin Wainwright
    Benjamin Wainwright
    • Matt
    Shobu Kapoor
    Shobu Kapoor
    • Aunt Jugi
    Satnam Bhogal
    Satnam Bhogal
    • Sikh Minicab Driver
      • Lynsey Miller
      • Mick Ford
      • Sathnam Sanghera
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The filming of Satnams parents house was in Shirley, Solihull not Wolverhampton.
    • Goofs
      When Satnam is taking his mother to the hospital, at first, his Mum isn't wearing her seatbelt. Then, after a cut, she suddenly is wearing it.
    • Soundtracks
      Club Tropicana
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Wham!

    User reviews5

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    6/10
    Growing up
    The Boy with the Topknot is adapted from journalist Sathnam Sanghera's memoirs. A Wolverhampton tale of a second generation immigrant who arrogantly thinks he has made his way in life and love on his own terms

    Sathnam (Sacha Dhawan) is a Cambridge University graduate, a journalist and in love with a young white girl. She wants to him to tell about her to his parents. He is reluctant and ends up losing the girl and eventually his job.

    Sathnam's mother (Deepti Naval) wants him to marry a nice Punjabi girl. Sathnam never realised what exactly was wrong with his father (Anupam Kher) and why he did not work. His father developed schizophrenia. As he delves further into his family history he discovers that his mum had little choice as to who he married and that her husband had a mental illness which would sporadically result in violent outbursts.

    Maybe because this drama is condensed into a 90 minute film it never really got underneath the surface. A drama of a journalist who never uncovered his family's secrets. He could not even speak Punjabi. When he finally communicates in a heartfelt manner to his mum, it falls on deaf ears, she can never understand his desperate pleas.
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    • Dec 6, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2017 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)
      • English
      • Punjabi
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Kudos Film and Television
      • Parti Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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