Theatrical release of ‘West is West’ in Greater Toronto Area

 

  

Om Puri stars as George Khan.
Photo courtesy of D Films.



Aqib Khan stars as Sajib Khan in West is West.
Photo courtesy of D Films.



Aqib Khan stars as Sajib Khan in West is West

Linda Bassett (Ella Khan) and Lesley Nicol (auntie Annie) star in West is West (left to right)

FILMI Toronto’s South Asian Film Festival and D Films build community partnership for theatrical release of‘West is West’
StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto- In 1999 FILMI Toronto’s South Film Festival screened for the Canadian Premiere the cult hit BBC’s ‘East is East’ (starring Om Puri and Jimi Mistry). ‘East is East’ was the first feature film ever screened at the Festival. Since then, Filmi’s beginning at the Harbourfront centre the festival has grown both in programming and its number of supporters.


Filmi, with the support of many of its generous sponsors, continues to have the opportunity to showcase and premiere many relevant South Asian films from Canada and around the world. Today Filmi is proud to add D Films to that list of supporters. 12 year’s later, D Films has made Filmi a community screening partner for the release of ‘West is West’ (Sequel to FILMI’s first screening ‘East is East’)


‘West Is West’ is the long-anticipated sequel to the internationally acclaimed and successful film ‘East Is East’. Director Andy De Emmony captures the spirit of young and old and the convergence of east and west in this film about a fascinating dysfunctional family. Reuniting most of the original cast, including the inimitable OM PURI who reprises his role as the dominating patriarch Zahir "George" Khan, and produced by the same creative team - the sequel takes the Khan family on a journey from Salford, north of England to rural Pakistan. From the same writer, Ayub Khan-Din, a British-Pakistani actor and playwright, the loosely autobiographical story begins four years after the first film.
‘WEST IS WEST’ had its world premiere as a Gala at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It opens in major cities across Canada on March 25th.
Om Puri is one of India's most distinguished actors and a veteran of well over 100 films. He has been seen by international audiences in East Is East; Richard Attenborough's Gandhi; My Son The Fanatic; Peter Cattaneo's The Parole Officer; City Of Joy (opposite Patrick Swayze); Wolf (alongside Jack Nicholson), The Ghost And The Darkness (opposite Val Kilmer) and Charlie Wilson's War (starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts).
Born in Punjab, in Northern India, Om Puri has worked in a wide range of roles with most of India's great directors, including Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal and Mrinal Sen. In 2000 Om Puri was nominated for a BAFTA Award (Best Actor) and London Film Critics (Best Actor) for East Is East. He has received many other awards, including the Padamshree in 1989 - one of India's highest civilian awards, a national honour given by the president of India for outstanding contribution to Cinema. In 2004 Om Puri received the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) - for his contribution to British cinema.


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