Bhaji on the Beach

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Bhaji on the Beach
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Directed by	Gurinder Chadha
Produced by	Nadine Marsh-Edwards
Written by	Gurinder Chadha Meera Syal
Starring	Kim Vithana Jimmi Harkishin Sarita Khajuria
Music by	John Altman Craig Pruess
Cinematography	John Kenway
Editing by	Oral Norrie Ottey
Release date(s)	11 September 1993 (Toronto Film Festival)
Running time	101 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English / Hindi / Punjabi
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Bhaji on the Beach is a 1993 film by director Gurinder Chadha with a screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Meera Syal.

[edit] Plot synopsis

A diverse group of British women of South Asian descent go on a day trip to the beach in Blackpool; despite their differences—the older women are more traditional and conservative, the younger women more Westernized—they eventually manage to see common ground.

[edit] Title

Bhajis (Indian-style fritters) are a popular snack food both in India as well as in the United Kingdom, where you can find them in Indian restaurants as well as traditional chip shops. The title employs alliteration.