Anita and Me

Anita and Me

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Nov. 22, 2002

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

Anita and Me

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Nov. 22, 2002

Anita and Me
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Film Council, EM Media, BBC, Portman Film, Starfield Productions, Emmi
Original title Anita and Me
Directors Max Keene, Zoe Morgan, Metin Hüseyin
Writers Meera Syal

Cast

Chandeep Uppal

as Meena Kumar

Max Beesley

as Hairy Neddy

Anna Brewster

as Anita Rutter

Sanjeev Bhaskar

as Mr. Kumar

Kathy Burke

as Mrs. Rutter / Mrs. Diedre Rutter

Kabir Bedi

as Yeti

Ayesha Dharker

as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Lynn Redgrave

as Mrs. Omerod

Alex Freeborn

as Sam Lowbridge

Mark Williams

as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

Lucy Pargeter

as Brenda

Meera Syal

as Auntie Shaila

Zohra Sehgal

as Nanima

Claire Downes

as Teacher

Georgia Patrick

as Tracey Rutter

Omid Djalili

as Uncle Amman