The film stars, Indian film idol, Om puri, as a Pakistani patriarch, George Khan, who emigrated to England in 1947 and married an English woman, Ella marvelously played by Linda Bassett. Together, they run a very proper fish n’ chips shop in Manchester. They have 6 children, all of whom, while loving their father, are simultaneously torn between his rigidly held Islamic virtues and cultural beliefs and the seductive call of the disco nightlife and women of Manchester.

The film begins by showing a typical Pakistani wedding taking place. The groom is George’s eldest son Nazir (Ian Aspinall) who runs away at the altar of his totally arranged marriage by his father

Concisely, the flick reflects an immigrant’s personal stress; the effects on his children due to his mixed-race marriage and their dissimilar approach towards life cause a major conflict in the family. All in all, ‘East is east’ is a raunchy comedy with intense drama that explores the clash of cultures, beliefs and thus the generations.

. When Nazir leaves his all embarrassed, he decides to get his 2 younger sons: Casanova flirt Tariq (Jimi Mistry) and straight forward Abdul (Raji James) married to Mr. Shah’s snobby and unappealing daughters without their consent. It is really ironic how George didn’t go back to his home country for nearly 30 years and how he himself had a love and mixed-race marriage yet he forbids his children to choose their own spouse. He is actually lost. He’s living in a country thousands of miles away from his homeland. He doesn’t speak the language. He’s married to an English woman. They married out of love, but that created his own problems with the small Pakistani community that he has. He is a man under great strai

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