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Release Date:
May 1994 (USA) moreTagline:
A day to set yourself free!Plot:
A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Too Many Issues - Not Enough Comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kim Vithana | ... | Ginder |
| Jimmi Harkishin | ... | Ranjit |
| Sarita Khajuria | ... | Hashida |
 | Akbar Kurtha | ... | Manjit |
| Mo Sesay | ... | Oliver |
| Lalita Ahmed | ... | Asha |
| Shaheen Khan | ... | Simi |
| Zohra Sehgal | ... | Pushpa |
| Amer Chadha-Patel | ... | Amrik |
| Nisha Nayar | ... | Ladhu |
| Renu Kochar | ... | Madhu |
| Surendra Kochar | ... | Bina |
| Souad Faress | ... | Rekha |
| Tanveer Ghani | ... | Balbir |
| Peter Cellier | ... | Ambrose Waddington |
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Rated R for language and a scene of domestic abuse.Parents Guide:
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101 minCountry:
UKColor:
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DolbyFilming Locations:
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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When I was a film student in London I was the only Scot in class which led to the inevitable question " Do you set your screenplays in Scotland Theo ? " I replied I didn't because setting a story in a specific geographical location lessens the marketability of a script because the parochial nature only appeals to a specific audience
BHAJI ON THE BEACH would be an example of what I'm talking about where a bunch of Indian women travel from Birmingham on a day trip to Blackpool . Does anyone think a bunch of women singing the Cliff Richard hit Summer Holiday in Punjabi is funny ? Have you got to be Hindu to appreciate the joke ?
Perhaps I'm being quick off the mark to condemn the movie through its small minded ethnicity because I'm not entirely sure if that's the film's problem . What is certainly a problem are the far too many issues crammed into the story . Things like domestic abuse , teenage pregnancy are touched upon and because of the characters ethnic background racism is makes an appearance too in a story that's overwhelmed by its social conscience and underwhelmed by laughter . If you want to send a message try Western Union instead of celluloid