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East Is East

East Is East

# A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
Drama   Comedy
📜 Overview: In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
💵 Budget: USD 3,800,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Russian , Urdu , Hindi
📆 Date Released: 1999-05-14
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

Om Puri original image
George Khan
Om Puri
Linda Bassett original image
Ella Khan
Linda Bassett
Ian Aspinall original image
Nazir Khan
Ian Aspinall
Jimi Mistry original image
Tariq Khan
Jimi Mistry
Archie Panjabi original image
Meenah Khan
Archie Panjabi
Jordan Routledge original image
Sajid Khan
Jordan Routledge
Chris Bisson original image
Saleem Khan
Chris Bisson
Lesley Nicol original image
Auntie Annie
Lesley Nicol
Emil Marwa original image
Maneer Khan
Emil Marwa
Raji James original image
Abdul Khan
Raji James
Emma Rydal original image
Stella Moorhouse
Emma Rydal
Ruth Jones original image
Peggy
Ruth Jones
Gary Damer original image
Ernest Moorhouse
Gary Damer
John Bardon original image
Mr Moorhouse
John Bardon
Jimmi Harkishin original image
Iyaaz Ali Khan
Jimmi Harkishin
Ben Keaton original image
Priest
Ben Keaton
Kriss Dosanjh original image
Poppa Khalid
Kriss Dosanjh
Gary Lewis original image
Mark
Gary Lewis
Roger Morlidge original image
Fat Twat
Roger Morlidge
Albert Moses original image
Abdul Karim
Albert Moses
Rosalind March original image
Helen Karim
Rosalind March
Kaleem Janjua original image
Mullah
Kaleem Janjua
Ralph Birtwell original image
Doctor
Ralph Birtwell
Madhav Sharma original image
Mr Shah
Madhav Sharma
Saikat Ahamed original image
Zaid
Saikat Ahamed
Bruce McGregor original image
Bouncer
Bruce McGregor
Margaret Blakemore original image
Trisha
Margaret Blakemore
Thierry Harcourt original image
Ettienne Francois
Thierry Harcourt
Leena Dhingra original image
Mrs Shah
Leena Dhingra
Tallat Nawaz original image
Nigget Shah
Tallat Nawaz
Sharmeen Rafi original image
Nushaaba Shah
Sharmeen Rafi
Enid Dunn original image
Judy (uncredited)
Enid Dunn
Preeya Kalidas original image
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
Preeya Kalidas

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