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A Kind of English
GenreDrama
Written byPaul Hallam
Directed byRuhul Amin
StarringLalita Ahmed
Jamil Ali
Afroza Bulbul
Badsha Haq
Andrew Johnson
Theme music composerLucy Rahman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRichard Taylor
CinematographyJonathan Collinson
EditorRichard Taylor
Running time75 minutes
Production companyFilmFour International
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release
  • 1986 (1986)

A Kind of English is a 1986 British drama film, directed by Ruhul Amin and written by Paul Hallam. It stars Lalita Ahmed, Jamil Ali, Afroza Bulbul, Badsha Haq and Andrew Johnson. The film is about a Bengali family living in London.[1][2]

Cast

  • Lalita Ahmed as Mariom
  • Jamil Ali as Samir
  • Afroza Bulbul as Shahanara
  • Badsha Haq as Chan
  • Andrew Johnson as Tariq

Reception

A Kind of English was shown in festivals around the world and earned critical acclaim. The film was compared with early work of De Sica and Satyajit Ray.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "A Kind of English (1986)". New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Kind of English". Movies.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN". No. 3 (2 ed.). a British film institute magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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