
East Is East (1999)
6.5|14 May, 1999|97 min
A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
6.5|14 May, 1999|97 min
Released
IMDb
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
Language
Budget$3,800,000
Revenue $28,200,000
English,
Pусский,
اردو,
हिन्दी
Budget$3,800,000
Revenue $28,200,000
Keywords
daughter
jealousy
muslim
northern england
hippie
religious education
parent child relationship
faith
tradition
culture clash
1970s
modern society
islam
integration
cultural difference
british asian
Casts

Om Puri
George Khan

Linda Bassett
Ella Khan
Ian Aspinall
Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi
Meenah Khan
Jordan Routledge
Sajid Khan
Chris Bisson
Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol
Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa
Maneer Khan

Raji James
Abdul Khan
Emma Rydal
Stella Moorhouse

Ruth Jones
Peggy
Gary Damer
Ernest Moorhouse

John Bardon
Mr Moorhouse
Jimmi Harkishin
Iyaaz Ali Khan
Ben Keaton
Priest

Kriss Dosanjh
Poppa Khalid

Gary Lewis
Mark

Roger Morlidge
Fat Twat

Albert Moses
Abdul Karim

Rosalind March
Helen Karim
Kaleem Janjua
Mullah
Ralph Birtwell
Doctor

Madhav Sharma
Mr Shah

Saikat Ahamed
Zaid
Bruce McGregor
Bouncer
Margaret Blakemore
Trisha
Thierry Harcourt
Ettienne Francois

Leena Dhingra
Mrs Shah
Tallat Nawaz
Nigget Shah
Sharmeen Rafi
Nushaaba Shah
Enid Dunn
Judy (uncredited)

Preeya Kalidas
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
Crews
Brian Tufano
Director of Photography
Damien O'Donnell
Director

Ayub Khan-Din
Screenplay
Deborah Mollison
Music
Leslee Udwin
Producer
Shellie Smith
Line Producer
Joan McCann
Casting Director
Alan J. Wands
Executive Producer
Toby Whale
Casting Director
Penny Smith
Makeup & Hair
Michael Parker
Editor
Lorna Marie Mugan
Costume Designer
Tom Conroy
Production Design

Dan Perri
Title Designer
Backdrops & Posters



