Sikh Matron
- Kinver
- 1985-10-13
Pasand Apni Apni
Bollywood-on-Thames: East meets West in a tale of two loves in 70s London
This is modern romance, East-meets-West, Britain-meets-Bollywood style! Rajesh is torn between Rita, his cosmopolitan London girlfriend, and Sita, the Indian bride his mother has arranged for him. When his mother falls ill, Rajesh reluctantly agrees to marry Sita to please her. But their marriage struggles as Sita's traditional, homely ways are at odds with Rajesh's Western inclinations. If only Sita was more like Rita! (Hint: both Rita and Sita are played by the same actress, Simi Garewal.) Who wins in East versus West?
This surprisingly early British-Bollywood fusion is a real discovery from the archives, tackling the age-old conflict between Eastern traditions and Western temptations for those torn between two cultures in London. It's set in the leafy suburbs of West London, with vibrant song and dance numbers unfolding in parks reminiscent of the rolling fields of the Punjab and accompanied by the romantic drone of planes flying in and out of Heathrow. Packed with epic Bollywood twists and turns, some proto-disco dancing, culture clashes by the bucketload and a few painful party moments, Pasand Apni Apni is an energising treat. The 1983 film of the same name is entirely unrelated, though ironically, it was inspired by a British film, Happy Go Lovely! (1951).
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South Asian Britain on Film
Discover a rich history reaching back over a century as we celebrate South Asian communities and culture across Britain.
From local news to feature film, through home movies and TV documentaries, this collection showcases South Asian Britons in front of and behind the camera. The contribution of colonial troops is illuminated through the earliest newsreels, while hardhitting current affairs programmes highlight the struggles faced in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. Public information films produced for South Asian audiences feature alongside Hindi-language films made in Britain and interviews with prominent Asian-British figures. A bold wave of British Asian filmmaking in the 1990s is represented through early works by the likes of Gurinder Chadha and Asif Kapadia.
74 videos in this collection
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Sikh Matron
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The Referee
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Asian Pub Landlord
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An Oriental Atmosphere Topical Budget 875-2
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Gandhi in England British Screen News No. 335
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Shakti
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A Safe Place to Be
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Indian Businessman
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Pasand Apni Apni
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Pasand Apni Apni (Trailer)
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The Waiting Room
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Insaaf
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Tariq Ali
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Dilip Hiro
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London Me Bharat (1972) India in London
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Trev's 21st 1963
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Defending a Way of Life
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Naz
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Race Relations Board
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See for Yourself!
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Leamington Spa Race Relations
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Pakistani Bus Driver
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Credo[12/11/78]
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English As a Second Language (First and Second Phase Teaching)
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Like Me
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Benares Carpet Weaver in Exeter
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A Mosque in the Park
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Indian Bands for Wembley Topical Budget 658-1
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For the Aga Khan's Prize Topical Budget 958-2
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Indian Tales
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Asian Arranged Marriages
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Arranged Marriages
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New Ways
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Growing Day by Day
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Skin Deep
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The Sheep Thief
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A New Kind of Match
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Ugandan Asians at Houndstone Camp
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Ugandan Asians at Plasterdown Camp
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Uganda Asians
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Ugandan Asians at Heathfield Camp
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Exodus - Uganda
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Out of the Darkness
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A Sikh Wedding in Exeter
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Gaumont Graphic No. 373
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British News No. 2
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British News No. 53
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Indian Classical Dance
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Asian Fashions
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Sri Lankan Kandyan Dance Troop at Sidmouth
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A Love Supreme
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Asian Jewellery
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Divide and Rule - Never!
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Arts Centre
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Asian Community Centre
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Asian Cultural Centre opens in Peterborough
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Peterborough Playbus
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Indian 11th Republic Day Celebrations at Leicester
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Immigration Control
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Surviving Sabu
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Alexandra Park Pageant, 27 June 1970
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Exeter Councillors' Sikh Temple Visit
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Schools for Moslems
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Feast of eid-ul-fitr Topical Budget 663-1
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Islam in London Topical Budget 789-1
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Indian Sweets
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No Virginity, No Nationality
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The Indian Review - Grand March past of the Forty Indian Regiments
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Working to a Pattern
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Moslems in Britain - Manchester
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Moslems in Britain - Places
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Moslems in Britain - Cardiff
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Ugandan Asians in Leicester
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