A Kind of English

1986 British film

A Kind of English

Directed by| Ruhul Amin
Written by| Paul Hallam
Produced by| Richard Taylor
Starring|

* Lalita Ahmed
* Jamil Ali
* Afroza Bulbul
* Badsha Haq
* Andrew Johnson

Cinematography| Jonathan Collinson
Edited by| Richard Taylor
Music by| Lucy Rahman

Release date

* 1986 (1986)

Running time

| 75 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Languages|

* English
* Bengali

A Kind of English is a 1986 British drama film, directed by Ruhul Amin and written by Paul Hallam. It stars Lalita Ahmed, Jamil Ali, Afroza Bulbul, Badsha Haq and Andrew Johnson. The film is about a Bengali family living in London.[1][2]

## Cast

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* Lalita Ahmed as Mariom
* Jamil Ali as Samir
* Afroza Bulbul as Shahanara
* Badsha Haq as Chan
* Andrew Johnson as Tariq

## Reception

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A Kind of English was shown in festivals around the world and earned critical acclaim. The film was compared with early work of De Sica and Satyajit Ray.[3]

## See also

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* Brick Lane

## References

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1. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor (2015). "A Kind of English (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Kind of English". Movies.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
3. ^ Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN". No. 3 (2 ed.). a British film institute magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

## External links

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* A Kind of English at IMDb
* A Kind of English at the TCM Movie Database
* A Kind of English at Movies.com
* A Kind of English on YouTube

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