Bhaji on the Beach

Film Review: Bhaji on the Beach Introduction Bhaji is an Indian snack food whose identity has been "Westernized" in the British Isles. Director Gurinder Chadha has chosen bhaji as a metaphor for the lives of the women in this, her first feature film. Although Indian by birth, the characters, especially those of the younger generation, has been in large part, shaped by the culture of England, the country in which they live. Bhaji on the Beach not only examines this cross-cultural conflict, but

Comedy exists in difference. Therefore, comedy must exist on a plane where there is a standard - something that can be considered normal, the concept of a default. Once you’ve set the standard for what is normal, anything that can be considered abnormal can be a source of comedy. Simple enough. But the question of what is normal has extreme situational, personal, and geographic implications. In talking about comedy and race the implications are simple. There is a clear default in a world oversaturated

around the world that have been analysed throughout this course. In A Better Life, and Dirty Pretty Things, British and American directors have explored similar themes depicting the exploitation of illegal immigrant workers. In The Namesake, and Bhaji on the Beach, American and British directors have shed light on the assimilation and discrimination that is predominant in immigrant life. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul and Kebab Connection, German film directors depict some of the advantages and struggles

serving the hungry owls. Mumbai has a lot of its street food stalls set up by the beaches. The buzzing atmosphere and staring into the horizon leads to a meal on the beach and socks full of sand. Juhu beach is on the list of the popular destinations of street food in mumbai. The stalls out there serve plates and dishes from dosas, pav bhaji, sev puri/pani puri to even monos. if the heat is getting to you on a summer night you can always have the gola which is basically ice grinded down so a semi hard