Directed by:
Damien O'DonnellScreenplay:
Ayub Khan-DinCinematography:
Brian TufanoComposer:
Deborah MollisonCast:
Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Gary Lewis, Archie Panjabi, Jimi Mistry, Lesley Nicol, Emil Marwa, Ruth Jones, Emma Rydal, Ben Keaton, Preeya Kalidas, Rosalind March (more)Plots(1)
Set in the early 1970s, EAST IS EAST, directed by Damien O'Donnell, follows the lives of a Pakistani-English family living in Northern England. George Khan (Om Puri), a proud Pakistani immigrant, and his British wife, Ella (Linda Bassett), run a fish and chip shop, while raising their seven children. George is determined to honor Pakistani tradition by arranging marriages for each of the children, whether they like it or not. When the Khan kids, including the nightclubbing Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the artsy Saleem (Chris Bisson), and the shy, parka-wearing Sajid (Jordan Routledge), begin to rebel against their forceful father, their mother also joins the household mutiny. During an awkward nuptial arrangement meeting with the snobby Shahs and their two unappealing daughters, the family's conflict hits its peak with surprising results. (official distributor synopsis)
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East is East
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: EMI
Year: 1999
Format: CD
Length: 53:21
1. | "Banner Man" - Blue Mink | 03:26 | |
2. | Allah Hu | Deborah Mollison | 03:40 |
3. | A Question Of Marriage | Deborah Mollison | 02:23 |
4. | "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" - Jimmy Cliff | 03:10 | |
5. | "Strange Kind Of Woman" - Deep Purple | 03:50 | |
6. | Meeting The Shahs | Deborah Mollison | 03:12 |
7. | Family Ties | Deborah Mollison | 03:43 |
8. | "Main Chali Main Chali" - Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi | 03:02 | |
9. | "Double Barrel" - Dave & Ansel Collins | 03:50 | |
10. | "Sitting In The Park" - Georgie Fame | 03:20 | |
11. | "On A Carousel" - The Hollies | 03:13 | |
12. | Emotions Talk | Deborah Mollison | 01:42 |
13. | "Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho" - Mohammed Rafi | 03:21 | |
14. | "When I'm Dead And Gone" - McGuinness Flint | 03:41 | |
15. | Resolutions | Deborah Mollison | 03:22 |
16. | "Moving" - Supergrass | 04:26 |