Cash and Curry (film)

Infobox Film
name = Cash & Curry
director = Sarjit Bains
producer = Christine Edwards
writer = Christine Edwards
Manish Patel
starring = Ameet Chana
Ronny Jhutti
Pooja Shah
Manish Patel
cinematography = Ciro Candia
editing = Sarjit Bains
distributor =
released = 2008
runtime = 100 min.
country = UK
language = English
website = http://www.cashandcurry.com
amg_id =
imdb_id = 784979Infobox movie certificates
United_Kingdom = 15

Cash and Curry is an independent British movie directed by Cannes award winning director Sarjit Bains and written by Christine Edwards and Manish Patel. Filmed in 2006 and on location in Harrow, Barnet and Wembley.

Cash and Curry is a fast-paced, comedy-drama, set in multi-cultural London. Raj and his friends are tired of being "errand boys" at the bottom of the food chain. Ambition, leads Raj and his friends into the middle of a gang war between two of the biggest drug lords in London: Gabbar and Isaac.

Realising the consequences of his actions, Raj seeks refuge in the countryside with an old friend, Tony. Based in an old abandoned farm, Tony runs the largest pirate DVD manufacturing operation in London. To elude capture, Raj and his friends are forced to submerge themselves in farm life. Meanwhile, Gabbar and Isaac are hunting down Raj and his friends - but who will find them first?

Cast

Raj - Ameet Chana
Gauri – Pooja Shah
Rohit – Ronny Jhutti
Gabbar – Manish Patel
Lakshmi – Faria Alam
Dharmi – Sofia Hayat
Khusmi – Shaana Diya
Isaac – Laurence Stevenson
Tony – Peter Peralta
Casper Warrington-Boothe - Lee Latchford Evans
Ayesha - Makosi Musambasi
Minjeeta - Kinga Karolczak
Anna - Dominique Gozdawa
Brian - Brian Jackson
Taz - Alex Liang
Tiny - Andrew Harrison
Micky - Sui-Lie Cheung
Ricky - Den Sen 'Sky' Hau
Ali - Jose Cuenco Jr.

Cast notes

Brian Jackson who played a farmer (Brian) played the iconic “Man from Del Monte” in the Del Monte adverts of the 1980's.

This is the fourth time Ameet Chana and Pooja Shah have worked together.

British Bhangra star Juggy D makes a cameo appearance in the film.

Lee Latchford-Evans used to be in the highly successful pop group Steps and had enjoyed numerous number ones on the UK charts as part of Steps.

Film Notes

Gabbars wives are called Lakshmi, Dharmi & Khusmi which mean “Health, Wealth & Happiness”

Whilst filming the Mexican standoff scene, armed police and police helicopters were called to the location as a passerby had thought a real life gangland fight was occurring.

Cash and Curry is the first movie to be filmed at the new Wembley Stadium. Sarjit Bains’ other film "Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees" was the last film to be filmed at the old Wembley Stadium.

Awards

Cash and Curry had its eagerly anticipated world premiere at the Portobello Film Festival on 13th September 2008. The film also won an award at the festival - "Special Audience Award - Best Feature Film"

External links

* [http://www.cashandcurry.co.uk official website]
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