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16/11/2007 Drama 1h 42m
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Overview

The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).

  1. Sarah Gavron

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tannishtha Chatterjee

    Nazneen Ahmed

  2. Satish Kaushik

    Chanu Ahmed

  3. Christopher Simpson

    Karim

  4. Naeema Begum

    Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed

  5. Lana Rahman

    Bibi Ahmed

  6. Lalita Ahmed

    Mrs Islam

  7. Harvey Virdi

    Razia

  8. Harsh Nayyar

    Dr Azad

  9. Lasco Atkins

    Train Customer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-19
It’s 1980s London, and “Nazmeen” (Tannishtha Chatterjee) has been married to “Chanu” (Satish Kaushik) for most of her adult life. It was a marriage arranged by family, and it has seen her bring up two daughters whilst largely living within the confines of their flat, where she tailors some jeans that are sold in the local market. To say she isn’t exactly fulfilled would be an understatement, but nor is she the victim of brutality or wilful neglect. Her husband is a traditionalist, sure, but he’s also an avuncular and jolly sort of man who rather enthusiastically bumbles his way t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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