31 Jan 2025
Bhaji on the Beach
Gurinder Chadha, 1993
Gurinder Chadha and Meera Syal’s funny, frank and touching comedy.
Event Details
Date
31 Jan 2025
Times
7.30pm
Location
Pictureville Cinema at the National Science and Media Museum
Tickets
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Ages
15+
Access
- Seating available
- Wheelchair user access
A group of British Asian women from Birmingham take an unforgettable day trip to Blackpool in Gurinder Chadha’s groundbreaking comedy-drama, written by Meera Syal.
A day trip to Blackpool to see the lights – a harmless break from the routine for a minibus full of women from the Asian Women’s Centre. It all seems innocent enough, but as the bus trundles along to a Punjabi rendition of Cliff Richard’s ‘Summer Holiday’, problems quickly become apparent…
Language: English
Northern Soul
Bhaji on the Beach is part of Northern Soul, a special season curated by Clio Barnard for Bradford 2025 that celebrates Northern women in film.
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
Credits
Northern Soul is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a programme of independent film across Bradford District. Co-produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.
Credits
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Cast
Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria
Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria
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