Pyaari Bahena
From the collection of
The Gloria Stories
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1989
Pyaari Bahena
This dramatisation of an early short story by Hanif Kureishi fizzes with emotion.
Best known for his trailblazing screenplays for the 1985 film My Beautiful Launderette and the 1993 BBC drama serial The Buddha of Suburbia, writer Hanif Kureishi has won numerous awards and accolades, including an Academy award nomination and the Whitbread first novel award. Born in South London to a Pakistani father and an English mother, Kuerishi frequently draws on his Pakistani heritage and themes of family in his writing. In the years since this story was dramatised, Kureishi has been appointed a professor of creative writing, and has received the rare accolade of having his papers acquired by the British Library.
Denise Bryson, who plays the part of 'wild' Nina, is now a therapist and life coach. She is a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the Mindfulness Association.
Adaptation of a short story by Hanif Kureishi about two sisters, Nina and Nadia, who live on different continents. Nina in Newcastle can't wait to meet the sister she never met and who lives in India, but when she meets her things don't go to plan and both are disappointed for different reasons.
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Unheard Voices
Witness the flashpoints in history when the tide turned against inequality and the North East began to embrace its own rich diversity.
Thanks to its sea coast and relative closeness to Scandinavia, the North East has been a cultural melting pot since before records began. Vikings, Anglo Saxons and merchant sailors from even further afield have brought art, ideas and customs to add to an already rich cultural heritage.
However, some perspectives have traditionally been suppressed in a culture which favoured white, Christian, heterosexual conformity. This collection gives a voice to people who have been voiceless for too long.
9 videos in this collection
1
The Gloria Stories
2
The Tyne Slides By
3
Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
4
Conflict and Change
5
Briefing [25/04/1983]
6
Cultural Mix
7
And Other People Like You
8
Pyaari Bahena
9