
East Is East
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.
Release Date: 1999-05-14
Drama
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (215 votes)
Casts

Om Puri
as George Khan

Linda Bassett
as Ella Khan

Jimi Mistry
as Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi
as Meenah Khan

Lesley Nicol
as Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa
as Maneer Khan

Raji James
as Abdul Khan

Ruth Jones
as Peggy

John Bardon
as Mr Moorhouse

Kriss Dosanjh
as Poppa Khalid