Rent Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
3.3 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
A day trip to Blackpool to sea the lights, a harmless break from the routine for a minibus full of women from the Asian Womens Centre. It all seems innocent enough, but as the minibus trundles along to a Punjabi rendition of Cliff Richards "Summer Holiday", problems quickly become apparent. Ginder (Kim Vithana) is fleeing her violent husband with her five-year-old son. Hashida (Sarita Khajuria) is eighteen, about to start medical school, and has just discovered she is pregnant by her black boyfriend. Teenage sisters Madhu (Renu Kochar) and Ladhu (Nisha K. Nayar), with no parent in sight, are on the rampage... for a man or perhaps a boy! Asha (Lalita Ahmed) is to discover that there is life and indeed romance beyond the confines of the shop counter. And the judgemental Pushpa (Zohra Sehgal) faces her day of reckoning when she encounters some male strippers. By the end of the day a good deal more has been illuminated than just a stick of rock and a kiss-me-quick hat! - Actors:
- Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria, Akbar Kurtha, Mo Sesay, Lalita Ahmed, Shaheen Khan, Zohra Sehgal, Amer Chadha-Patel, Nisha Nayar, Renu Kochar, Surendra Kochar, Souad Faress, Tanveer Ghani, Peter Cellier, Rudolph Walker, Fraser James, Dean Gatiss, Martin Greenwood, Shireen Shah
- Directors:
- Gurinder Chadha
- Writers:
- Gurinder Chadha, Meera Syal
- Others:
- Nadine Marsh-Edwards
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Comedy
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Reviews (1) of Bhaji on the Beach
Not great - Bhaji on the Beach review by AB
This is just a female Indian version of the "Only Fools and Horses" Jolly Boys Outing but with a bit more social commentary, probably more akin to an Eastenders/Coronation Street episode. Most of life's foibles and troubles are here but what spoiled the film for me was the soundtrack - most of the time I couldn't make out what was being said by the characters - accents? poor diction? Poor soundtrack quality?
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