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Little English
''Little English'' is a 2022 British comedy film written and directed by Pravesh Kumar in his feature directorial debut, based on Kumar and Apurva Asrani's play ''There's Something About Simmy''. The film premiered at the 2022 BFI London Indian Film Festival. Cast * Rameet Rauli as Simmy * Viraj Juneja as Harry * Simon Rivers as Raj * Seema Bowri as Gurbaksh * Madhav Sharma as Bauji * Goldy Notay as Mindy * Ameet Chana as Bobby * Nikki Patel as Sweetie * Sanjeev Kohli as Ranjeet * Mark Takeshi Ota as David * Natasha Radski as Anna * Shin Parwana as Arun Sr Production The production received support from HOME Slough, Rifco Theatre Company, the Kickstart into Film programme, the Berkshire Film Office, and Slough Borough Council. Principal photography wrapped in August 2021, having taking place over the course of six weeks on location in Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurva Asrani
Apurva Asrani (born 21 March 1978) is a National Award, Filmfare Award & Screen Award winning filmmaker based in Goa, India. He has written the human rights drama ''Aligarh'' (2016), the courtroom drama Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020), has co-written & edited the film ''Shahid'' (2013), has edited the popular gangster film ''Satya'' (1998) & also the webseries ''Made in Heaven'' (2019). He also the director of the '' Tera Mera Pyar'' (2005) music videos for Sony Music India. Apurva made his webseries writing debut with the 2021 Disney Hotstar show Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors. The show starring Pankaj Tripathi, Kirti Kulhari, Anupriya Goenka & Dipti Naval received glowing reviews and garnered record viewership for Disney Hotstar. In August 2021, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors became the first Indian series to win 'Best Drama Series' in South Asia at the Content Asia Awards in Singapore. Apurva was subsequently nominated for a Filmfare Award for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Rivers
Simon Rivers (born Amardip Singh Nahal in 1978) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Kevin Tyler in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Life and career Born in Birmingham, West Midlands to Sikh parents who had immigrated from the Punjab, he speaks fluent Hindi and Punjabi. When he was five, his family moved to Berkshire. Undertaking a series of supporting roles, he took a two-year degree course at RADA, followed by theatre work. Rivers stated that he changed his birth name, Amardip Singh Nahal, to the stage name Simon Rivers in order to "kick start his career". After taking parts in various television series, including ''Casualty'', he played Dr Ameer Mowad in the two series of the BBC Wales production, ''Crash.'' In 2011, he began portraying the role of Dr. Kevin Tyler in the BBC daytime soap ''Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seema Bowri
Seema Bowri (born 25 March 1976) is a British-based actress most noted for the role of PC Leela Kapoor in the ITV police drama ''The Bill'' from 2004 - 2007. Seema studied Drama and Dance at the University of Birmingham before going on to feature on UK TV in ''Doctors'', ''Casualty'' and ''Coupling A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end mov ...'' and on stage at the Theatre Royal in ''Calcutta Kosher''. References 1976 births Living people British people of Indian descent {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhav Sharma
Madhav Sharma (born 12 November 1939) is an Indian-British actor. Early life Sharma studied at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India and later, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Bloomsbury, London. Following the death of his mother, Sharma was raised in Bangalore by his grandfather and aunt, who was an ardent freedom fighter and social activist on behalf of Dalit children. His uncles, K. Venkataraman, K. S. Sanjivi and K. Swaminathan, all have been conferred the prestigious Padma Awards of India in various fields. Filmography Film After graduating from RADA, Sharma decided to pursue a career in theatre and changed his stage surname to Sharma. He played the role of Patel, a lunar penal colony prisoner in the third episode of the 1973 '' Doctor Who'' story ''Frontier in Space''. He played Siddique in the 2002 theatrical production ''Calcutta Kosher''. He would next enact the role of Sir Toby Belch in ''Twelfth Night'', in the West End. He voiced the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldy Notay
Goldy Notay is a British-Canadian film, television and stage actress. She played 'Roopi' as the lead role in the Gurinder Chadha film ''It's A Wonderful Afterlife''. She has appeared as Shireen in the Mike Bartlett drama '' The Town'' and Amar Akbar & Tony a comedy Brit flick on Netflix. She is currently in the 6 part ITV series Beecham House, directed by Gurinder Chadha. Early life Goldy was born in the Punjab. She later moved to Canada and finally settled in London She speaks Punjabi and English. Career After completing drama school in Toronto, Canada, Goldy was spotted by director Mira Nair while performing on stage at the Tarragon Theatre. She was offered the role of a pre Med student opposite Naveen Andrews in the feature My Own Country. She subsequently moved to the UK and worked extensively with Kali theatre group specialising in stories by Asian Women. She is best known for her role as Roopi in ''It's A Wonderful Afterlife.'' Roopi was written with her in mind by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameet Chana
Ameet Chana (born 12 September 1975 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a British-Indian actor. His most notable role is Adi Ferreira in ''EastEnders''. In May 2006 he took over presenting the Breakdown Show (Bhangra Music) on BBC Asian Network (a National Radio Station). He is married to barrister/actress Shikha Varma of 5 King's Bench Walk Chambers. See also * List of British Sikhs Filmography *''Unhallowed Ground'' ... Jazz (2015) *''Corner Shop Show'' ... Samad (2014) *''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' ... Amit (2012) *''Casualty'' ... Police guard (2010) *'' YAA - Nachna (Music video)'' ... Guest dancer (2007) *''Cash and Curry'' (2007) *'' Run, Fat Boy, Run'' (2007) *''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' ... Shahriyar (2007) *''It Could Be You'' (2005) *''EastEnders'' ... Adi Ferreira (2003-2005) *''Midnight Feast'' ... Shahab (2003) *''Bend It Like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (also known as ''Kick It Like Beckham'') is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Patel
Nikki Patel (born 5 July 1990) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Amber Kalirai in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2005 to 2009, then again from 2011 to 2012. Career Patel joined the cast of ''Coronation Street'' in late 2005, playing Dev's teenage daughter Amber Kalirai. After four years, she left the show to pursue other acting roles and to go to university. In 2011, she returned to ''Coronation Street'' and left the show again in March 2012. In 2006, Patel appeared in an episode of the BBC drama '' Waterloo Road''. She played a character called Shazia Patel. One week after landing the role, she was nominated as Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. In May 2022, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Kohli
Sanjeev Singh Kohli (born 30 November 1971) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom ''Still Game'' (2002–2007, 2016–2019), Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom ''Fags, Mags and Bags'' (2007–present), and A.J. Jandhu in the BBC Scotland soap opera ''River City'' (2015–present). Since 2019, Kohli has hosted his own television talk show ''Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk'', on the BBC Scotland channel. Early life Kohli was born in London to a social worker and a teacher, who had emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s from India. When he was three years old, they moved to Scotland. Kohli's parents could afford to move him, aged six, and his brothers to be educated by the Jesuits at St Aloysius' College, a Roman Catholic school in Central Glasgow. To pay for their children's education, Kohli's parents ran a corner shop. He attended Glasgow University, initially to study Medicine, but changed course to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Radski
Natasha Radski is a British actress. Career Radski has played lead roles in theatre productions including Antigone in the tragedy ''Antigone'' by Jean Anouilh, Yvonne in ''My Wife's Dead Mother'' by Georges Feydeau, Lucile in ''Love and the Piano'' by Georges Feydeau, Lidia Astafieva in ''The House with a View in the Field''. by Alexander Vampilov. Natasha Radski got her first TV role in David Croft's sitcom '' Here Comes the Queen'', 2007. She has played Mrs. Kominski, a guest appearance in ''Citizen Khan'' BBC series, 2016, and has worked in a guest role of the Eastern-European character Daga opposite British comedian Jo Brand in ''Damned'' Channel 4 series, 2018, produced by Lionsgate and What Larks! Productions. She has appeared in a tragic role in Dracula (2020 TV series) for BBC/Netflix. She has played the role of Russian News Reader in HBO / Sky Atlantic ''Chernobyl''. Natasha has played a distressed immigrant Irina in "Café Mirage", 2020, directed by Neilson Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in Berkshire, England. Slough is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county and district council combined. Berkshire is purely a ceremonial county, with no administrative responsibilities. History Slough's first local authority was the Slough Local Board, established in 1863. This became Slough Urban District Council in 1894. In 1938 the town was granted a charter of incorporation as a municipal borough, with the council then taking the name Slough Corporation. The municipal borough was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, and replaced by Slough Borough Council, when the town was also transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire. On 1 April 1998, Slough Borough Council became a unitary authority when Berkshire County Council was abolished, taking over the county council's former functions. Governance The council has adopted the leader and cabinet form of governance. Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slough
Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2020, the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 164,793. In 2011, the district had a population of 140,713. Slough's population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom, attracting people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre. In 2017, unemployment stood at 1.4%, one-third the UK average of 4.5%. Slough has the highest concentration of UK HQs of global companies outside London. Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe, with over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses. Blackberry, McAfee, Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Films
2022 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films : Box office records *''Top Gun: Maverick'' became the 49th film to gross $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2022. **Additionally, the film surpassed ''Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' (2018) to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office and also surpassed ''War of the Worlds (2005 film), War of the Worlds'' (2005) to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film at the domestic box office. **It also passed ''The Mummy (2017 film), The Mummy'' (2017) as Tom Cruise's biggest opening weekend at the worldwide box office and also passed ''War of the Worlds (2005 film), War of the Worlds'' (2005) as Tom Cruise's biggest opening at the domestic box office and his first film to open to over 100 Million Dollars in the US. **It also passed ''Pirates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
