Bhaji On the Beach

Bhaji On the Beach (1994)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (1,100 ratings)

An assembly of Indian women, both immigrants and their British-born brethren, travel to the English seaside in this comic drama. The plot focuses on a trio of young women caught between tradition and independence: Ginder (Kim Vithana), who risks the uncertainties of social ostracism and single… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Gurinder Chadha
Written By
Gurinder Chadha, Meera Syal
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1995 Wide
On DVD
Jan 9, 1996
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Consistently warm, and in moments savvy and irreverent, this feminist day trip of Asian immigrants to a British searesort contains some lurid and funny fantasies staged in the colorful Bollywood style.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Nine Indian women from England are thrown together on a trip.

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  • Anthony L


    A great little British film, very overlooked and tons better than Bend it and East is East. Honestly, it?s relatively cliché free and worth a look!

  • Emily B


    Miles better than 'Bend it Like Beckham'.

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