Released:
1995-08-23

Overview:
Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.

Director:
Udayan Prasad

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Om Puri
  as
  Hussein Shah
• 
  Angeline Ball
  as
  Mary
• 
  Ace Bhatti
  as
  Irshad
• 
  Bhasker Patel
  as
  Gholam
• 
  Pavan Malhotra
  as
  Amir