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A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneen, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle-aged Chanu, she fears her soul is quietly dying. Her sister Hasina, meanwhile, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh, stumbling from one adventure to the next. Nazneen struggles to accept her new lifestyle, and keeps her head down in spite of her predicament, but she's soon forced to confront her dreams when the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door.
Original Release
11/16/2007
US Release
06/20/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tannishtha Chatterjee | Nazneen Ahmed / Nazneen |
Satish Kaushik | Chanu Ahmed / Chanu |
Christopher Simpson | Karim |
Naeema Begum | Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed / Shahana |
Lana Rahman | Bibi Ahmed / Bibi |
Lalita Ahmed | Mrs Islam |
Harvey Virdi | Razia |
Zafreen | Hasina |
Harsh Nayyar | Dr Azad |
Abdul Nlephaz Ali | Tariq |
Directors
Writers
Monica Ali, Laura Jones, Abi Morgan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tannishtha Chatterjee | Nazneen Ahmed / Nazneen |
Satish Kaushik | Chanu Ahmed / Chanu |
Christopher Simpson | Karim |
Naeema Begum | Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed / Shahana |
Lana Rahman | Bibi Ahmed / Bibi |
Lalita Ahmed | Mrs Islam |
Harvey Virdi | Razia |
Zafreen | Hasina |
Harsh Nayyar | Dr Azad |
Abdul Nlephaz Ali | Tariq |
Bijal Chandaria | Shefali |
Mohammed Ahsan | Meeting Chairman |
Josh Ali | Meeting Secretary |
Raha Ahmed | First Speaker at Meeting |
Abed Hakim | Second Speaker at Meeting |
Ebow Graham | Additional Meeting Man |
Khalid Miah | Additional Meeting Man |
Andrew Eduardo Godini Reid | Additional Meeting Man |
Jean Carnell | Tattooed Woman |
Debjani Deb | Young Nazneen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paula Jalfon | Executive Producer |
Duncan Reid | Executive Producer |
Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
Tom Mannion | Executive Producer |
Ameenah Ayub Allen | Producer |
Katherine Butler | Producer |
Chris Collins | Producer |
Alison Owen | Producer |
Andy Stebbing | Producer |
Faye Ward | Producer |