Sarjit Bains

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Sarjit Bains, as featured on BBC 2 entertainment show 'Network East'

Sarjit Bains, director of controversial British crime thriller Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003)

Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003): Official independent cinema poster

Sarjit Bains is the controversial uk-based film director of Punjabi Indian extraction. His debut feature film Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003) caused an unprecendented furore when Ealing (West London) MP - Piara Khabra demanded the film be banned. Subsequently the film was only screened in indpendent and arthouse theatres.

Currently working on his second feature Cash and Curry starring Ameet Chana, Pooja Shah and Manish Patel.

[edit] Awards and Film Festivals

Cannes Film Festival - UK Pavillion Screening Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003)
Bite The Mango Film Festival Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2004)
Black History Month - Far Out, Far East Film Festival Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2004)
Promax Awards Two-time winner