Ø Ayub
khan-din wrote the story , based on his life ( seen through youngest son sajid)
Ø Damien O’Donnell
directed the film
Ø Film
released in 1999, but set in 70’s in Salford
Ø “East is
east and west is west and never the twain shall meet” people from the east are
a certain way and that’s how they’ll be
East is East character profile
Zahir ‘George’ Khan: Loves his family but cares more about his
image and dignity than their happiness
Ella Khan: George’s wife, Irish catholic, doesn’t stand up to
George
Nazir ‘Nigel’ Khan: eldest son, disowned by dad after running away
from an arranged marriage for a homosexual relationship
Abdul ‘Arthur’ Khan: Second son, dislikes conflict and does not
rebel against his dad until he abuses the mum
Tariq ‘tony’ Khan: Third son, Most rebellious
Maneer ‘Gandhi’ Khan: 4th son, obeys George
Saleem ‘Picasso’ Khan: 5th son: stands by family when
dad goes too far, studying foundation art and dad thinks his doing engineering
Meenah Khan, the sixth child
and the only daughter. She also has a rebellious streak and frequently teases
Sajid.
Sajid "Spaz" Khan:
the sixth son and youngest child. The pain he undergoes following his late
circumcision is what prompts Ella to rethink her attitude towards George. He
wears a parka at all times of day and night.
Stella Moorhouse: Tariq's
secret girlfriend. Their relationship becomes somewhat strained once she finds
out George has planned to marry Tariq off.
Mr. Moorhouse: Stella and
Earnest's grandfather. He has old-fashioned (perhaps bigoted) ideas about race
and ethnicity, supporting controversial political figures like Enoch Powell,
and does not know of Stella's relationship with Tariq, although he is
frequently irritated by Earnest's friendship with the Khans, who openly dislike
him.
Earnest "Pongo"
Moorhouse: Stella's younger brother. Like Stella, he is friends with the Khans,
being Sajid's best friend and harbouring an unrequited crush on Meenah. It is
implied that he is somewhat weird and often abused by his grandfather.
Peggy, Stella's best friend:
She appears jealous of Stella's relationship with Tariq and tries desperately
to find a boyfriend, but her overweight figure repels boys. In the end, she is
implied to have a romantic fling with Saleem.
Mr Shah: a devout Muslim
desperately seeking Pakistani bridegrooms for his two comically unattractive
daughters. Though he appears amiable on the outside, he is actually
mean-spirited and rude, scoffing at Earnest Moorhouse for no reason and
branding Ella as a disgrace solely for speaking back to his snobbish wife even
when she insulted Ella first. On a comical note, his constant sweating is a
sign of poor hygiene.
Auntie Annie: Ella's sister.
She frequently helps George and Ella at the chip shop and has an amiable
relationship with George, although she advises Ella not to be too soft with
him.
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