East is East
Meenah Khan
Meenah Khan
This BAFTA winning comedy drama was Archie’s film debut. In the film Archie plays the scene-stealing Meenah, a soccer mad teenager tomboy, the only daughter in the family. Her hilarious Bollywood broomstick dance has been described as a comedy classic, Vancouver Sun). The film received a standing ovation in Cannes and was the years biggest home- grown hit. “British magic returns to cinema”, said The Times.
Meenah comes through the most clearly thanks to a marvellously spunky performance by Archie Panjabi.”
– Go Go Magazine
This is one of the sharpest British films of the year. An original piece of magic… the altitude and humor are as fresh as a smack in the face… gleefully irreverent comedy.”
– The Times (Cannes)
Its funny, its moving, and there hasn’t been such a buzz over a British film since The Full Monty. The best film you’ll see all year.”
– The Sunday Express