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My Beautiful Laundrette
Stephen Frears’ breakthrough film intelligently explores both political and racial tensions in 1980s South London.

What to Watch: South Asian Heritage Month
Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with a selection of South Asian British stories and titles from South Asian talent!

The Kumars At No. 42
Over seven seasons from 2001-2006, Goodness Gracious Me’s Sanjeev Bhaskar plays an aspiring talk-show host who calamitously interviews high-profile celebrities.

Goodness Gracious Me
Revisit this iconic and forward-thinking British-Asian sketch-comedy, based on many of the actors’ own lived experience.

Bend It Like Beckham
Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra lead this compassionate, much-loved and extremely enjoyable teenage coming-of-age comedy.

Viceroy's House
Bend It Like Beckham writer-director Gurinder Chadha explores the tumultuous period of India's partition in this gripping historical drama.

Polite Society
We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor brings action and familial affection to her distinctive debut feature.

The Boy with the Top Knot
A beautifully-told adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s memoir of growing up Sikh in 1960s Britain.

Blinded by the Light
A British-Pakistani teenager becomes Bruce Springsteen-obsessed in Gurinder Chadha’s feel-good musical.

Mogul Mowgli
Riz Ahmed co-writes and stars in this poignant and boundary-pushing meditation on race, family and rap.