The Rifco Theatre Company has an exciting new show, the desi pantomime Surinderella. Rifco Theatre’s Associate Director Ameet Chana and music producer Pbn (Heps) will be leading the creative team behind their upcoming production of Surinderella, which embarks on a tour this autumn.
Synopsis: Welcome to The Bolly-woods, where the naach is non-stop, the drama is bigger than your aunties, and the romance is straight out of a filmi blockbuster!
Meet Surinder – sweet, strong, and stuck in a never-ending chore list thanks to her two selfie-obsessed, Insta-vlogging stepsisters, Lovely & Bubbly. Her only real support? The one and only Basanti, a cow with more attitude than a desi girl.
Meanwhile, Prince Kavi is drowning in shaadi pressure from his royal family. But when he accidentally bumps into Surinder, sparks fly faster than a Bollywood dance sequence!
Enter the fabulous Devi Godmother, arriving in full-on glam mode with magic, makeovers, and masala moves.
Synopsis: Welcome to The Bolly-woods, where the naach is non-stop, the drama is bigger than your aunties, and the romance is straight out of a filmi blockbuster!
Meet Surinder – sweet, strong, and stuck in a never-ending chore list thanks to her two selfie-obsessed, Insta-vlogging stepsisters, Lovely & Bubbly. Her only real support? The one and only Basanti, a cow with more attitude than a desi girl.
Meanwhile, Prince Kavi is drowning in shaadi pressure from his royal family. But when he accidentally bumps into Surinder, sparks fly faster than a Bollywood dance sequence!
Enter the fabulous Devi Godmother, arriving in full-on glam mode with magic, makeovers, and masala moves.
- 5/20/2025
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Film Review: “BlindSided”
Writer-producer-Director: Kd Sandhu
Cast: Udhay Bir Sandhu, Farah Khan, Akanksha Shandilya, Kd Sandhu, Mohammad Umar, Chitra Sharma, Saurabh Agnihotri, Dharmendra Gupta, Dharmendra Pradhan, Gautam Basantani, Akash Agarwal etc.
Censor: A Certificate
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
Banner: MickeyFlix Entertainment, Kd Arts Films International
Release Date: 14 March in theatres
In this era of action thriller films, writer-producer-director Kd Sandhu has brought a film of the same genre “Blind Sided”. The title of the film is probably so because its hero soldier Jaideep (Udhay Bir Sandhu) loses his eyesight during an operation in Kashmir. He goes to live with his fiancée Jennifer (Farah Khan) in his hometown. He is about to start a new life but everything changes when Sophia (Aakanksha) and Rolex (Kd Sandhu), members of Al Hasan Mizri’s syndicate, enter his life. They want diamonds worth crores and can go to any extent to get them. The climax...
Writer-producer-Director: Kd Sandhu
Cast: Udhay Bir Sandhu, Farah Khan, Akanksha Shandilya, Kd Sandhu, Mohammad Umar, Chitra Sharma, Saurabh Agnihotri, Dharmendra Gupta, Dharmendra Pradhan, Gautam Basantani, Akash Agarwal etc.
Censor: A Certificate
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
Banner: MickeyFlix Entertainment, Kd Arts Films International
Release Date: 14 March in theatres
In this era of action thriller films, writer-producer-director Kd Sandhu has brought a film of the same genre “Blind Sided”. The title of the film is probably so because its hero soldier Jaideep (Udhay Bir Sandhu) loses his eyesight during an operation in Kashmir. He goes to live with his fiancée Jennifer (Farah Khan) in his hometown. He is about to start a new life but everything changes when Sophia (Aakanksha) and Rolex (Kd Sandhu), members of Al Hasan Mizri’s syndicate, enter his life. They want diamonds worth crores and can go to any extent to get them. The climax...
- 3/17/2025
- by Bollywood Ki Baten Desk
- Bollywood Ki Baten
Kd Sandhu, who has been active in acting for the last 29 years, is now starting his new innings as a producer-director with the film ‘Blindseeded’. This film is releasing in all the theaters across India on the auspicious occasion of Holi on 14 March 2025. Recently, Kd Sandhu had a special conversation with the media about this film and he made many revelations about his debut film ‘Blindseeded’ as a producer and director.
Kd Sandhu started his career in Bollywood as an actor in 1996. Before the release of the film, he reached the Gurudwara and talked about his new innings as a producer-director. He said – Today after 29 years, I am starting my film from the Gurudwara. On March 14, the film is releasing in Hindi in all theaters across India. However, this film has been made in 6 languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam. But right now this film is being released in Hindi.
Kd Sandhu started his career in Bollywood as an actor in 1996. Before the release of the film, he reached the Gurudwara and talked about his new innings as a producer-director. He said – Today after 29 years, I am starting my film from the Gurudwara. On March 14, the film is releasing in Hindi in all theaters across India. However, this film has been made in 6 languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam. But right now this film is being released in Hindi.
- 3/12/2025
- by Bollywood Ki Baten Desk
- Bollywood Ki Baten
Here’s a treat: acclaimed family comedy Little English has been added to Itvx for the next month, free of charge.
There was a story and a half behind the battle to get British South Asian independent feature film Little English made. From Pravesh Kumar, making his feature directorial debut, the movie made it to UK cinemas in 2023, no small feat at all for a low budget production. Furthermore, it’s picked up Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards as well.
Little English was made as the pandemic was winding down, and its existence is really quite something. That the film itself is so good, even better.
As part of South Asian Heritage Month, which is running from 18th July to 17th August, Itvx is making Little English available on its service, to open up the film to more and more people. The team behind the movie at...
There was a story and a half behind the battle to get British South Asian independent feature film Little English made. From Pravesh Kumar, making his feature directorial debut, the movie made it to UK cinemas in 2023, no small feat at all for a low budget production. Furthermore, it’s picked up Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards as well.
Little English was made as the pandemic was winding down, and its existence is really quite something. That the film itself is so good, even better.
As part of South Asian Heritage Month, which is running from 18th July to 17th August, Itvx is making Little English available on its service, to open up the film to more and more people. The team behind the movie at...
- 7/19/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
’Silent Roar’, ‘Shoshana’ and ’How To Have Sex’ will also play at the French seaside festival that spotlights UK and Irish cinema.
France’s Dinard Festival of British Film has unveiled the line-up of its 34th edition, which includes Cannes titles Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest and Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex.
Also on the line-up is Charlotte Regan’s Sundance title Scrapper. The comedy drama stars Harris Dickinson and follows a young girl forced to confront reality when her estranged father returns, and is currently on release in...
France’s Dinard Festival of British Film has unveiled the line-up of its 34th edition, which includes Cannes titles Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest and Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex.
Also on the line-up is Charlotte Regan’s Sundance title Scrapper. The comedy drama stars Harris Dickinson and follows a young girl forced to confront reality when her estranged father returns, and is currently on release in...
- 8/31/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The UK has a new South Asian-focused film talk show.
UK-based film company ReelN, founded by Aman Dhillon, has teamed up with online entertainment website Filme Shilmy to launch The Filme Shilmy Show. The show will feature South Asian talent – both independent and established names – who will appear to promote projects and discuss their journeys as storytellers. The show’s producers said today that they aim for the show to bridge the gap between South Asian artists and UK audiences.
South Asian station Roq Raw has been set as the official radio partner, with sponsorship from the State Bank of India UK (Sbi) and Nashtaa Cafe. Rich Mix cinema in Shoreditch, East London, will be the venue of the show’s first edition, which takes place on September 22. Headlined as A Spotlight On British-Asian Filmmakers, the episode will feature filmmakers Pravesh Kumar (Little English), Nathalia Syam (Footprints On Water...
UK-based film company ReelN, founded by Aman Dhillon, has teamed up with online entertainment website Filme Shilmy to launch The Filme Shilmy Show. The show will feature South Asian talent – both independent and established names – who will appear to promote projects and discuss their journeys as storytellers. The show’s producers said today that they aim for the show to bridge the gap between South Asian artists and UK audiences.
South Asian station Roq Raw has been set as the official radio partner, with sponsorship from the State Bank of India UK (Sbi) and Nashtaa Cafe. Rich Mix cinema in Shoreditch, East London, will be the venue of the show’s first edition, which takes place on September 22. Headlined as A Spotlight On British-Asian Filmmakers, the episode will feature filmmakers Pravesh Kumar (Little English), Nathalia Syam (Footprints On Water...
- 7/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Pearl’, ‘Allelujah’ and ‘Winners’ are also out this weekend.
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods is leading the charge this week at the UK-Ireland box office, opening in 654 sites across the UK and Ireland for Warner Bros.
Star Zachary Levi returns as the hapless crime fighter, with director David F. Sandberg also back for the DC sequel. The 2019 original, Shazam!, topped the box office in its opening weekend in April 2019, taking £4m debut from 603 sites – an average of £6,634.
Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu round out the cast for the sequel, as two Greek gods who want control over planet Earth.
Pathe...
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods is leading the charge this week at the UK-Ireland box office, opening in 654 sites across the UK and Ireland for Warner Bros.
Star Zachary Levi returns as the hapless crime fighter, with director David F. Sandberg also back for the DC sequel. The 2019 original, Shazam!, topped the box office in its opening weekend in April 2019, taking £4m debut from 603 sites – an average of £6,634.
Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu round out the cast for the sequel, as two Greek gods who want control over planet Earth.
Pathe...
- 3/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
‘Pearl’, ‘Allelujah’ and ‘Winners’ are also out this weekend.
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods is leading the charge this week at the UK-Ireland box office, opening in 654 sites across the UK and Ireland for Warner Bros.
Star Zachary Levi returns as the hapless crime fighter, with director David F. Sandberg also back for the DC sequel. The 2019 original, Shazam!, topped the box office in its opening weekend in April 2019, taking £4m debut from 603 sites – an average of £6,634.
Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu round out the cast for the sequel, as two Greek gods who want control over planet Earth.
Pathe...
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods is leading the charge this week at the UK-Ireland box office, opening in 654 sites across the UK and Ireland for Warner Bros.
Star Zachary Levi returns as the hapless crime fighter, with director David F. Sandberg also back for the DC sequel. The 2019 original, Shazam!, topped the box office in its opening weekend in April 2019, taking £4m debut from 603 sites – an average of £6,634.
Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu round out the cast for the sequel, as two Greek gods who want control over planet Earth.
Pathe...
- 3/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Pravesh Kumar’s clumsy but affectionate comedy about a Punjabi family living in Slough has the makings of a decent sitcom
Theatre director Pravesh Kumar has written and directed an affectionate comedy about a dysfunctional British south Asian family. It’s a film very much in the tradition of sitcom-ish Brit movies: the comedy painted in broad strokes, warm-hearted but with an unmistakable air of naffness. It just about gets by on sheer likability and warmth for its Punjabi family living in a Slough semi.
We meet them just as eldest son Raj (Simon Rivers) does a runner after his wedding to Simmy (Rameet Rauli); she’s newly arrived from India, barely speaking a word of English. The marriage has been arranged by Raj’s overbearing mum Gurbaksh (Seema Bowri). To keep up appearances with their nosy neighbours, she confiscates Simmy’s passport and keeps her new daughter-in-law locked up in the house.
Theatre director Pravesh Kumar has written and directed an affectionate comedy about a dysfunctional British south Asian family. It’s a film very much in the tradition of sitcom-ish Brit movies: the comedy painted in broad strokes, warm-hearted but with an unmistakable air of naffness. It just about gets by on sheer likability and warmth for its Punjabi family living in a Slough semi.
We meet them just as eldest son Raj (Simon Rivers) does a runner after his wedding to Simmy (Rameet Rauli); she’s newly arrived from India, barely speaking a word of English. The marriage has been arranged by Raj’s overbearing mum Gurbaksh (Seema Bowri). To keep up appearances with their nosy neighbours, she confiscates Simmy’s passport and keeps her new daughter-in-law locked up in the house.
- 3/13/2023
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Renowned theater practitioner Pravesh Kumar’s feature film directorial debut “Little English” will release in U.K. cinemas and go on a tour across the country from March 17.
The film is set amidst a dysfunctional Punjabi family in the pressure cooker life of a terraced suburban home in Slough. Newly arrived from India, naive Simmy has come to marry the family’s eldest son Raj, who runs away, leaving Simmy locked in the house by her domineering mother-in-law. Simmy is smarter than she appears and enlists the support of the family’s disgruntled in-laws, including a sugar crazed, diabetic grandpa and a brother-in-law fresh out of jail.
The film stars emerging talent Rameet Rauli and Viraj Juneja, supported by Seema Bowri, Madhav Sharma, Goldy Notay, Ameet Chana and Nikki Patel.
Dominique Unsworth, Lesley-Anne Macfarlane and Andrew St. Maur are the producers.
The film had sold out screenings at the London...
The film is set amidst a dysfunctional Punjabi family in the pressure cooker life of a terraced suburban home in Slough. Newly arrived from India, naive Simmy has come to marry the family’s eldest son Raj, who runs away, leaving Simmy locked in the house by her domineering mother-in-law. Simmy is smarter than she appears and enlists the support of the family’s disgruntled in-laws, including a sugar crazed, diabetic grandpa and a brother-in-law fresh out of jail.
The film stars emerging talent Rameet Rauli and Viraj Juneja, supported by Seema Bowri, Madhav Sharma, Goldy Notay, Ameet Chana and Nikki Patel.
Dominique Unsworth, Lesley-Anne Macfarlane and Andrew St. Maur are the producers.
The film had sold out screenings at the London...
- 2/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The world premiere of director Pravesh Kumar MBE’s debut film Little English, at The Blue Orchid Hotels London Indian Film Festival at the British Film Institute on Friday 24 June was a huge success! In fact, it sold-out the main auditorium at the British Film Institute.
Produced by Slough-based Resource Productions and shot in Slough, Little English is a stage-to-film adaptation and is billed as the first British romantic comedy with two British South Asian actors cast as the romantic leads.
Pravesh Kumar’s debut feature is a laugh-out-loud story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family in the pressure cooker life of a terraced suburban home in West London. Rameet Rauli plays Simmy, a newly imported bride from India whose husband has done a runner but discovers an unlikely ally in her wayward and misunderstood brother-in law Harry, played by Viraj Juneja.
The world premiere of this exciting film, was attended...
Produced by Slough-based Resource Productions and shot in Slough, Little English is a stage-to-film adaptation and is billed as the first British romantic comedy with two British South Asian actors cast as the romantic leads.
Pravesh Kumar’s debut feature is a laugh-out-loud story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family in the pressure cooker life of a terraced suburban home in West London. Rameet Rauli plays Simmy, a newly imported bride from India whose husband has done a runner but discovers an unlikely ally in her wayward and misunderstood brother-in law Harry, played by Viraj Juneja.
The world premiere of this exciting film, was attended...
- 6/29/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The prestigious London Indian Film Festival begins next week and once again boasts an incredible line-up of indepant films featuring thought provoking and inspiring stories.
One of the films being showcased is the amazing British-South Asian romantic comedy Little English. The UK Premiere of Little English is at the Blue Orchid Hotels London Indian Film Festival on 24th June at BFI Southbank. It also will be screened at the Manchester Indian Film Festival on June 26th and the Birmingham Indian Film Festival on June 29th.
Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar, Little English stars emerging talent Rameet Rauli and Viraj Juneja as Simmy and Harry. A fun romp through Asian taboos, set against the romantic backdrop of suburban Slough the film also features Seema Bowri, Madhav Sharma, Goldy Notay, Ameet Chana, Nikki Patel, along with Sanjeev Kohli, Yasmeen Khan and Shin Parwana.
Set in sunny Slough, Punjabi newlywed Simmy, unexpectedly...
One of the films being showcased is the amazing British-South Asian romantic comedy Little English. The UK Premiere of Little English is at the Blue Orchid Hotels London Indian Film Festival on 24th June at BFI Southbank. It also will be screened at the Manchester Indian Film Festival on June 26th and the Birmingham Indian Film Festival on June 29th.
Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar, Little English stars emerging talent Rameet Rauli and Viraj Juneja as Simmy and Harry. A fun romp through Asian taboos, set against the romantic backdrop of suburban Slough the film also features Seema Bowri, Madhav Sharma, Goldy Notay, Ameet Chana, Nikki Patel, along with Sanjeev Kohli, Yasmeen Khan and Shin Parwana.
Set in sunny Slough, Punjabi newlywed Simmy, unexpectedly...
- 6/16/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
UK scheme aimed at first time filmmakers.
UK-based female-focused film organisation Birds’ Eye View has revealed the 18 first-time filmmakers selected for this year’s Filmonomics business training programme.
The cohort have been chosen for the sixth iteration of the scheme, which is aimed at feature writers, directors and producers of marginalised genders who are either on the verge of making their first feature, or have just made or released their debut.
The 18 participants are Afia Nkrumah, Bircan Birol, Cherish Oteka, Emily Everdee, Fozia Khaliq, Isla Badenoch, Jo Tracy, Katie Dolan, Lesley-Anne Macfarlane, Libby Potter, Lidz-Ama Appiah, Liv Little, Lizzie Mackenzie,...
UK-based female-focused film organisation Birds’ Eye View has revealed the 18 first-time filmmakers selected for this year’s Filmonomics business training programme.
The cohort have been chosen for the sixth iteration of the scheme, which is aimed at feature writers, directors and producers of marginalised genders who are either on the verge of making their first feature, or have just made or released their debut.
The 18 participants are Afia Nkrumah, Bircan Birol, Cherish Oteka, Emily Everdee, Fozia Khaliq, Isla Badenoch, Jo Tracy, Katie Dolan, Lesley-Anne Macfarlane, Libby Potter, Lidz-Ama Appiah, Liv Little, Lizzie Mackenzie,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Film review: 'Brothers in Trouble'
NEW YORK -- The title of Udayan Prasad's feature refers to a group of Pakistani emigrants, all living together in one house and trying to survive in 1960s England. A tragicomedy and kitchen-sink drama with an occasional lurch into melodrama, this well-made film works best as a study of intense claustrophobia and cultural dislocation.
"Brothers in Trouble" received its U.S. theatrical premiere recently at New York's Film Forum.
Amir (Pavan Malhotra) arrives in town under less than dignified circumstances -- in a packing crate filled with vegetables, to be exact. He is spirited away to a home in London, which is filled with 17 other Pakistanis who have set up a secret communal living arrangement. The older leader of the group is Hussein Shah (Om Puri), who arranges for such necessities as the prostitute who comes over every Sunday to service the entire house. Amir soon finds work at a local mill and begins to settle in, hanging out with Sakib (Pravesh Kumar), a sensitive would-be writer.
Trouble arises when a woman enters the mix; Shah brings his British girlfriend Mary (Angeline Ball, from "The Commitments") to stay at the house. At first, her sunny spirits prove infectious, and the men respond to her charm. Mary is pregnant, and when it turns out that her newborn child is obviously not Shah's, he is humiliated. To save face, he forces her to endure a paper marriage to his nephew Irshad (Ahsen Bhatti). The resulting romantic complications have tragic repercussions.
The film is an affecting portrait of both the intense camaraderie and competitive tension that develops among the immigrants, and it is most effective when detailing their feelings of isolation and strangeness, such as the scene in which they visit a local movie house to enjoy imported Indian movies. It works less well as conventional drama; Amir, the central character, is a passive and oblique figure who mainly reacts to the chaos around him. And the film, like the house, is overpopulated to such a degree that confusion reigns.
Puri, one of India's leading actors, provides a great authority to his role as Shah, and Ball is a delight as Mary. Director Prasad is expert at conveying the chillingly cramped confines of the men's living conditions and their prospects in general.
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE
BBC Films
A Renegade Films production
A First Run Features release
Director Udayan Prasad
Producer-screenplay Robert Buckler
Executive producer George Faber
Director of photography Alan Almond
Editor Barrie Vince
Music Stephen Warbeck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Hussein Shah Om Puri
Mary Angeline Ball
Amir Pavan Malhotra
Sakib Pravesh Kumar
Irshad Ahsen Bhatti
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Brothers in Trouble" received its U.S. theatrical premiere recently at New York's Film Forum.
Amir (Pavan Malhotra) arrives in town under less than dignified circumstances -- in a packing crate filled with vegetables, to be exact. He is spirited away to a home in London, which is filled with 17 other Pakistanis who have set up a secret communal living arrangement. The older leader of the group is Hussein Shah (Om Puri), who arranges for such necessities as the prostitute who comes over every Sunday to service the entire house. Amir soon finds work at a local mill and begins to settle in, hanging out with Sakib (Pravesh Kumar), a sensitive would-be writer.
Trouble arises when a woman enters the mix; Shah brings his British girlfriend Mary (Angeline Ball, from "The Commitments") to stay at the house. At first, her sunny spirits prove infectious, and the men respond to her charm. Mary is pregnant, and when it turns out that her newborn child is obviously not Shah's, he is humiliated. To save face, he forces her to endure a paper marriage to his nephew Irshad (Ahsen Bhatti). The resulting romantic complications have tragic repercussions.
The film is an affecting portrait of both the intense camaraderie and competitive tension that develops among the immigrants, and it is most effective when detailing their feelings of isolation and strangeness, such as the scene in which they visit a local movie house to enjoy imported Indian movies. It works less well as conventional drama; Amir, the central character, is a passive and oblique figure who mainly reacts to the chaos around him. And the film, like the house, is overpopulated to such a degree that confusion reigns.
Puri, one of India's leading actors, provides a great authority to his role as Shah, and Ball is a delight as Mary. Director Prasad is expert at conveying the chillingly cramped confines of the men's living conditions and their prospects in general.
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE
BBC Films
A Renegade Films production
A First Run Features release
Director Udayan Prasad
Producer-screenplay Robert Buckler
Executive producer George Faber
Director of photography Alan Almond
Editor Barrie Vince
Music Stephen Warbeck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Hussein Shah Om Puri
Mary Angeline Ball
Amir Pavan Malhotra
Sakib Pravesh Kumar
Irshad Ahsen Bhatti
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 5/27/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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