Meera Syal

After analysing certain interpretations in "Anita & Me" I agree with Meera Syals opinion that if you judge people in groups; you do not understand humanity. I think Syal has used typical stereotypes so that viewers can relate to issues and prejudices that relate to them also. As an Asian herself, Syal has portrayed the old-fashioned traditional views of Asian families within her Indian characters in Anita & Me. In Anita & Me, Meena seems to experience a clash of both Eastern and Western cultures

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