''A Private Enterprise'' is a 1974 British film directed by Peter K Smith. It stars Salmaan Peerzada as Shiv Verma, an Indian immigrant in

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who attempts to start his own business. It is regarded as the first

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film.

External links

IMDB page for ''A Private Enterprise''

BFI Review of the film (with clips)
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Brief overview of the film

Short review from Time Out
Films shot in London Films set in London Films about immigration British Indian films 1974 films Films set in Birmingham, West Midlands British drama films 1974 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub