{"id":8676,"date":"2009-05-20T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T16:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2009\/05\/20\/east-is-east-goes-west\/"},"modified":"2009-05-20T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T16:18:13","slug":"east-is-east-goes-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2009\/05\/20\/east-is-east-goes-west\/","title":{"rendered":"East is East goes \u2018West\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BBC Films line up sequel to 1999 Brit-Asian smash<\/h3>\n
\"\"A SEQUEL to the hit Brit-Asian comedy East is East will hit the big screens next year, it has been revealed.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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The 1999 smash hit told the story of the multi-cultural Khan family living in 1970s England and was adapted for the big screen from a screenplay by talented writer Ayub Khan-Din. <\/div>\n

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The film, which scooped a Best British Film Bafta, was an instant hit with audiences, raking in over \u00a310 million worldwide. <\/div>\n

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Now BBC film chiefs have revealed a sequel, titled West is West, will hit cinemas next year, the Telegraph has reported.<\/div>\n

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Screenwriter Ayub Khan-Din will write the script while actors Om Puri and Linda Bassett will reprise their roles as George and Ella Khan. <\/div>\n

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Actor Jimi Mistry, who played Tariq in the award-winning original, will also return for the sequel.<\/div>\n

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Details of the project were unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival. Jane Wright, managing director of BBC Films, said: “People remember East Is East as an absolutely charming, funny but poignant piece and this film will be the same. <\/div>\n

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“It is another wonderful tale about living between two cultures. I can’t think of a film that has told this side of the story before.<\/div>\n

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“I just couldn’t put the script down when I read it.”<\/div>\n

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She added: “It’s a very natural follow-up but it feels completely fresh, telling a story from a different perspective. <\/div>\n

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“There hasn’t been a film which has told this side of the story before. I can’t think of anything more relevant or timely, as the idea of cultural identity has become hugely important.”<\/div>\n

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A decade later the film will centre on the youngest of the Khan family, anorak-wearing Sajid. <\/div>\n

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Now a troublesome 13-year-old his father ships him off to Pakistan in a misguided attempt to set him on the right path by making him become a ‘good Muslim’. <\/div>\n

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Shooting begins in the autumn and the film is scheduled for cinema release late next year.<\/div>\n

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