Project Detail

Amar Akbar and Tony

Synopsis

A feel good comedy romance.

The title is a sly, engaging take-off on a 1977 Bollywood lost and found comedy . The film made a strong, good-humourd plea for India’s divided people to integrate when it came to the caste, class and social divide. In his debut film, Atul Malhotra transposes that theme to the Indian diaspora. Amusing, ironic and harsh in turns, the film observes the rigid social taboos that so affect and distort the young and the families they interact with. It does so through three childhood friends looking for love in multicultural London. Interracial romance, violence, sexuality, family, love and loss is the brotherly bond shared by the trio, Amar Akbar & Tony, over ten years as they deal with the absurdities of life..

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
94 mins
Format
HD
Director
Atul Malhotra 1st Feature
Producer
Atul Malhotra, Victoria Wood, Sandeep Puri
Executive Producer
Esther Randall, Rohit Kumar
Editor
Alex Morgan, Gareth Blower
Screenwriter
Atul Malhotra
Director of Photography
Jorge Luengas
Production Designer
Damien Creagh
Sound
Alan O Duffy
Composer
Rishi Rich
Principal cast
Rez Kempton , Martin Delaney, Karen David, Laura Aikman , Sam Vincenti, Meera Syal, Ninia Wadia, Mark Moraghan, Ace Bhatti, Amrita Acharia , Tanveer Ghani

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Production Status

Production Company

Sash Media

Sales Company

Park Entertainment

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Atul Malhotra

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