Growing up is never easy, but when mum's a loud-mouth from Lancashire and dad's a devout Pakistani Muslim, being a kid is even harder than usual. The seven Khan children - - gay rebel Nazir, Tariq-the-lad, art student Saleem, daddy's boy Maneer, timid Abdul, tomboy Meenah and Parka-clad Sajid - - have all lived through the end of the Sixties and most are not heavily into the Koran. So, when Dad decides that Abdul and Tariq must marry two fantastically ugly Pakistani girls from Bradford, the family comes to the verge of collapse.
Read the full East Is East review
Comments