East Is East
A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$3800000
Revenue
$28200000
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1999-05-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
215
Vote Average
6.567
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
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Kriss Dosanjh
Poppa Khalid
Gary Lewis
Mark
Roger Morlidge
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Albert Moses
Abdul Karim
Rosalind March
Helen Karim
Kaleem Janjua
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Saikat Ahamed
Zaid
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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)
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