Picknick am Strand (1993)

Picknick am Strand: Directed by Gurinder Chadha. With Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria, Akbar Kurtha. A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understanding and solidarity.

“I wasnu0026#39;t a fan of Chadhau0026#39;s more recent movie Bend it like beckham, which I cant stress enough just does not at all match up to the quality of this film. Old certainly IS gold, as Bhaji On The Beach clearly demonstrates, focusing on the variety of problems faced by the many characters involved and not just one leading characteru0026#39;s problems. This is certainly what makes the movie interesting at all times. Everyone has their own issues in which to deal with and not a single uninteresting second goes by. Theres always something that holds your attention, makes you laugh or sympathise with the character(s) concerned. The combination of the excellent, upbeat dance-orientated music (which was dominant at the time in contrast to todayu0026#39;s rubbish), colourful scenes of Blackpool pleasure beach, humour and grim reality makes this a film definitely worth watching. I urge any one interested in this genre of movies to watch this. A fantastic film that whole-heartedly deserves 10/10. Itu0026#39;s a shame they donu0026#39;t makes movies like this anymore.”