Cast & Crew

Directed by

Gurinder Chadha

Writing Credits

Gurinder Chadha
(story)
Meera Syal
(story and screenplay)

Cast

Kim Vithana
Ginder
Jimmi Harkishin
Ranjit
Sarita Khajuria
Hashida
Akbar Kurtha
Manjit
Mo Sesay
Oliver
Lalita Ahmed
Asha
Shaheen Khan
Simi
Zohra Sehgal
Pushpa
Amar Chadha-Patel
Amrik
Nisha Nayar
Ladhu
Renu Kochar
Madhu
Surendra Kochar
Bina
Souad Faress
Rekha
Tanveer Ghani
Balbir
Peter Cellier
Ambrose Waddington
Rudolph Walker
Leonard Baptiste
Fraser James
Joe
Dean Gatiss
Paul
Martin Greenwood
Ray
Shireen Shah
Hashida's mother
Gurdial Sira
Hashida's father
Badi Uzzaman
Uncle
Bharti Patel
Refuge woman
Hugo Speer
Andy / white youth
Judith David
Cafe owner
Ren Montero
Balli
Ash Varrez
Prem
Shad Ali
Raman
N.J. Willow
Leena
Neera Sharma
Madhu and Ladhu's mother
David K.S. Tse
Chan
Phil Croft
Steve
Raymond Wallbank
Organ player
Jonathan Cohen
Nightclub dancer
Steve Burgland
Nightclub dancer
Mark Mayhem
Nightclub dancer
Chila Burman
Prithi
Matt Young
Karaoke man
Becky Marling
Waitress
Moti Makan
Ranjit's father
Adlyn Ross
Ranjit's mother
Jason Redshaw
Cafe Customer

Produced by

Nadine Marsh-Edwards
producer
Paul Sarony
line producer (uncredited)

Music by

John Altman
Craig Pruess

Cinematography by

John Kenway
director of photography

Editing by

Oral Norrie Ottey

Casting By

Suzanne Crowley
Gilly Poole

Production Design by

Derek Brown

Art Direction by

Helen Raynor

Costume Design by

Annie Symons
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Elizabeth Davies
makeup artist (as Liz Davis)
Jackie Hodgson
makeup artist (as Jackie Hodgeson)
Julie Van Praag
makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gavin Alexander
assistant director
Howard Arundel
first assistant director

Art Department

Jaswinder Chowdhary
art department runner
Gina Cromwell
production buyer
Paddy Hamilton
scenic artist
James Kibble
art department assistant
Greg Long
stand-by prop
Mike Malik
property master
Dane Power
stand-by carpenter/painter
Mark White
construction
Matthew Parsons
scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ronald Bailey
sound mixer
Paul Carr
dubbing mixer
Mike Donald
sound maintenance
Glenn Freemantle
supervising dubbing editor
Eddy Joseph
dialogue editor
Ken Lee
boom operator
Chinna Opaka
sound jobfit trainee
Michael Rodman
assistant dubbing editor
Robert Farr
re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Simon Bradley
model maker/sculptures
Michael Carter
model maker/sculptures
Robert Williams
model maker/sculptures

Stunts

Rod Woodruff
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Eddie Armstrong
electrician
Penny Braithwaite
camera jobfit trainee
Billy Bridge
stand-by rigger/chargehand
Adam Coles
clapper loader
Geoff Healey
best boy
Jan Pester
steadicam operator
Marc Scrivens
grip (as Mark Scrivens)
Rob Southam
focus puller
Ian Steenson
electrician
Kenny Sykes
gaffer
Alf Tramontin
steadicam operator (as Alf Tramonton)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Clare Ditchburn
costume design assistant
Carin Donaldson
wardrobe assistant (as Karin Donaldson)
Katherine Fanthorpe
wardrobe assistant
Sabina Kumeling
wardrobe (as Sabine Kumeling)

Editorial Department

Shad Ali
post-production coordinator
Timothy Vine
assistant editor (as Tim Vine)

Location Management

Julie Ackroyd
location jobfit trainee
David Pinnington
location manager

Music Department

Kuljit Bhamra
composer: additional music
Christoph Bracner
music engineer

Script and Continuity Department

Danuta Skarszewska
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Paul Biggs
driver: props
Mark White
transportation (as white trux/chalky)

Additional Crew

Penny Dyer
dialect coach
James Ford
production runner
Andy Hennigan
production accountant
Felicity Newton
production coordinator
Sham Sandhu
assistant to director
François Vila
press agent
Patric Scott
unit publicist (uncredited)
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