Three generations of Indian women take a day trip from London to the seaside town of Blackpool. Amidst the discovery of accidental pregnancies, young girls out for young boys and... more
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Bhaji On The Beach [1994]
Bhaji on the Beach is the directorial debut of Gurinda Chadha, which--like her next film,
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What's Cooking--features women as the central characters and seems to involve food at every turn. It's an ensemble piece, which takes a while to establish the cha...
Actor(s): Kim Vithana, Lalita Ahmed, Zohra Segal, Mo Sesay, Peter Cellier, Rudolph Walker
Director(s): Gurinder Chadha
Genre: Drama - Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1993
Running Time: 1 hour 37 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Plot: An acclaimed comedy in which a group of Asian women set out on a harmless day trip to Blackpool to get away from everyday routine. What they experience will change their lives forever.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC
Release date: 16/06/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CCD 9499
Barcode: 5014138294991
Languages
Main Language: English\Hindi\Punjabi
DVD Description
Three generations of Indian women take a day trip from London to the seaside town of Blackpool. Amidst the discovery of accidental pregnancies, young girls out for young boys and charges of spousal abuse, the women share their concerns for modern living and discover an unexpected bond. A cross-cultural comedy co-written by Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM) and Meera Syal.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review: "...Charmingly accurate....A hilarious sister flick that all women (and men) can identify with..." -- Rating: A (Entertainment Weekly, pp.70-1, 26/01/1996)
"...Warm and charming while sacrificing neither its integrity nor its point of view, it covers considerable personal and political territory....And it never forgets to have fun..." (Los Angeles Times, p.F1, 22/06/1994)
"...A thoughtful, warmly inviting film....Bustling and energetic..." (New York Times, p.13, 19/03/1994)
Advantages: Makes you feel in love with the characters Disadvantages: it wasn't long enough
...I had never heard of this film until I *borrowed* it from my friend Hans.
Kama Sutra is a film about Love. Not just love for your partner (lover) but for your friends, family and even yourself.
Its a film that is promoted as part of the Film Four Channel (Digital- Sky or Cable).
It was directed and produced in 1996 by Mira Nair, who has also directed other films such as East Is East , Monsoon Wedding, Hysterical Blindness, Bhaji On The Beach and Salaam Bombay! As I have also seen East is East and Monsoon Wedding I can tell you a little about them also, and how they compare.
East is East , is about an Indian Family living in the Midlands and it illustrates the cultural diffences and hardships as the family struggles with its identity. an English Mum an Indian father, the 4 sons and daughter have a lot to contend with inorder to get...
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Advantages: Pure entertainment Disadvantages: Nothing more
...You know when you go to the pictures just because you can’t be bothered to do anything else, and you’re not really expecting much from the film, but it turns out to be great? Well, that’s what happened to me with ‘Bend it Like Beckham’. I went into the cinema tired, lethargic and a bit down in the dumps, and came out full of beans and in a very cheery, hopeful mood indeed.
Directed by Gurinder Chadha (previously known for ‘Bhaji On The Beach’), BILB tells the story of Jess (played by Parminder Nagra), a teenage girl with Indian roots who’s mad on football, and even madder on Goldenballs himself. To the despair of her rather traditionalist parents, her bedroom is covered in Beckham pictures which she talks to in the way that others write a diary.
Jess is a tomboy, and she’s good at it. She easily outclasses the lads in the park when...
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Advantages: Funny Football and err Football Disadvantages: Read the op
...a contract to go professional in America. Jessie is torn between her sister’s wedding and the Hounslow Harriers.
Right, I’m stopping there! No more to be given away about the plot, so on to the Producer.
Gurinda Chadha, also produced 'Bhaji On The Beach', which I have never heard of let alone seen so I can’t compare. I can relate it to East Is East though, as it appears in the same sort of mould. It’s a Asian comedy, full of light hearted wit, and some unforgettable humorous clichés. My favorites being “ Who’d want a girl who can play football but can’t make chapattis”
and “ There’s a reason why Sporty Spice is the only one without a fella”.
Bend It Like Beckham broaches some serious social and racial difficulties that Asian families suffer in an Anglo Saxon Community. This is my only downfall of an otherwise brilliant film. Instead...
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