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6.1/10 by 13 users
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
Writing:
- Hanif Kureishi
Release Date:
Wed, Nov 03, 1993
Country: GB
Language: En | It | Ur
Runtime: 60
Country: GB
Language: En | It | Ur
Runtime: 60
Naveen Andrews
Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
Changez
Jemma Redgrave
Eleanor
Roshan Seth
Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh
Charlie Kay
Susan Fleetwood
Eva Kay
David Bamber
Shadwell
Nisha Nayar
Jamila
John McEnery
Uncle Ted
Vicky Murdock
Helen
David Bradley
Helen's Father
Richard Leaf
Photographer
Amanda Root
1st TV Producer
Mark Strong
2nd TV Producer
Season 1:
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
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