None of the three lead actors are of Bangladeshi origin.
Many crew members were local hires from the Brick Lane area.
Brick Lane (2007) is a British drama film directed by Sarah Gavron in her directorial debut and adapted from the same-named 2003 novel by British author Monica Ali. The screenplay was written by Laura Jones and Abi Morgan. Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee played the lead role of Nazneen.
The film had its first public screening at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States.