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Growing up in the Midlands in the 1970s, Meena is caught between her Punjabi dad and her own desire to fit in. A sparky coming-of-age and culture clash comedy.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Based-on-Novel, Coming of Age, Based-on-True-Story, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2002) (UK) (2 Star)

Cast:

Kabir Bedi	.... Yeti
Max Beesley	.... Hairy Neddy
Sanjeev Bhaskar	.... Mr. Kumar
Anna Brewster	.... Anita Rutter
Kathy Burke	.... Mrs. Rutter
Ayesha Dharker	.... Mrs. Kumar

Supporting Cast:

Omid Djalili	.... Uncle Amman
Alex Freeborn	.... Sam Lowbridge
Lynn Redgrave	.... Mrs. Ormerod
Zohra Sehgal	.... Nanima
Meera Syal	.... Auntie Shaila
Christine Tremarco	.... Sandy
Chandeep Uppal	.... Meena Kumar
Mark Williams	.... The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Lucy Pargeter	.... Brenda

Directors:

Metin Huseyin

Writers:

Meera Syal