The Garland

The Garland

90 mins | March 10, 1981

"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.

The Garland

90 mins | March 10, 1981

The Garland
"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.
Producers
Original title The Garland
Directors Horace Ové
Writers H.O. Nazareth, Horace Ové

Cast

Tariq Yunus

as Raji

Patricia Garwood

as Leela

Albert Moses

as Huq

Katy Mirza

as Nadira

Shreela Ghosh

as Amina

Ishaq Bux

as Amina's father

Sahab Qizilbash

as Amina's mother

Frank Olegario

as Wedding lawyer

Paul Anil

as Huq's assistant

Ranjit Nakara

as Huq's assistant

Sneh Gupta

as Fatima

Veronique Choolhun

as Zareen

Charu Bala Chokshi

as Lawyer's wife

Patricia Gallimore

as Margaret

Terry Molloy

as Clarence

Leon Tanner

as Greg

Anita Love

as Rita

Gurdial Sira

as Anand

Moti Makan

as Raji's friends

Paul Satvendar

as Raji's friends

Bhasker Patel

as Vijay

Anand Verma

as Rahim

Seva Dhalivaa

as Kumar

Johannah Heany

as Sandra

Julian Ronnie

as Mike

Andrew Schofield

as Skinhead leader

Dev Sagoo

as Community worker

Adrian Bracken

as Policeman

John Cashmore

as Policeman