Cultural identity women’s independence and the pressure to conform to British norms are the subjects of this bold and acute feature which explores both British-Asian experience and the plight of recent immigrants. Rita Wolf (My Beautiful Laundrette) plays Majdhar a Pakistani woman who transforms herself in London after her husband leaves her for another woman. While Majdhar feels her way towards confident self-determination husband Afzal is torn between his heritage and his Western aspirations.
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