Amar Akbar and Tony
Synopsis
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 project
- Features
- Running time
- 94 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sash Media
Sales Company
Park Entertainment
E: mail@parkentertainment.comAtul Malhotra
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