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Gurinder - the Indian Sequel

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Gurinder Chadha has long been aware that her films stir up controversy in India. Yet she's breaking new ground by presenting British Asians as they really are. By showing the Non-Resident Indian community with such vivid realism, her films not only change our ideas of what 'British' means, they are, for Indians, altering the relationship between the diasporic Indian community and Indian's themselves.

As a twice migrant herself, she brings elements of Indian, Kenyan, and British themes to her work, a fusion of cinematic methods and subject matter. In the glamorous setting of the flamboyant Goan film festival, we'll discover how huge Gurinder is in India, and talk to Indian directors, actors, and movie buffs about the woman, her work, and the relationship between people in India and the diaspora.


Transmission Details

25th April, 2010, 10.30am