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{{Infobox film
| name = Anita and Me
| image = Anita_and_me_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Metin Hüseyin]]
| producer = [[Paul Raphael]]
| writer = [[Meera Syal]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chandeep Uppal]] [[Kabir Bedi]] [[Anna Brewster]]
| music = [[Barry Blue]] [[Lynsey De Paul]]
| cinematography = Cinders Forshaw
| editing = [[Annie Kocur]]
| studio = [[BBC Films]] EM Media Emmi Film Council Portman Film Starfield Productions
| distributor = [[Icon Films|Icon Film Distribution]] (VHS/DVD distribution)
| released = {{Film date|2002|11|22|df=y}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Anita and Me''''' is a 2002 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Metin Hüseyin]] and starring [[Chandeep Uppal]], [[Kabir Bedi]], and [[Anna Brewster]]. It is based on the 1996 [[Anita and Me|novel of the same name]] by [[Meera Syal]]. It was released during a period of popularity for [[British Asian]] films, alongside such as ''[[East Is East (1999 film)|East Is East]]'' and ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/10/17/anita_and_me_2002_review.shtml| title=BBC Review| publisher=bbc.co.uk| access-date=27 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100925204219/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/10/17/anita_and_me_2002_review.shtml| archive-date= 25 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=D5FD9B420eeaf2E8F2nPmTCEE9DF | title=Britfilms entry| publisher=britfilms.com| access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref>

==Premise==
Meena Kumar, a 11-year-old Sikh girl, lives with her family in the predominantly white, [[working-class]], fictional mining village of Tollington in the [[Black Country]] in 1972. Meena meets Anita, a white, 14-year-old girl whom Meena comes to idolise. However, Meena finds it harder and harder to fit in as her [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian]] heritage keeps on resurfacing, and Anita's new boyfriend proves to hold strong [[racism|racist]] attitudes toward those he regards as "darkies".

==Cast==
* Meena Kumar – [[Chandeep Uppal]]
* Anita Rutter – [[Anna Brewster]]
* Mr Kumar – [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]]
* Mrs Kumar – [[Ayesha Dharker]]
* Deirdre Rutter – [[Kathy Burke]]
* The Yeti – [[Kabir Bedi]]
* Uncle Amman – [[Omid Djalili]]
* Auntie Shaila – [[Meera Syal]]
* Mrs Ormerod – [[Lynn Redgrave]]
* Reverend 'Uncle' Alan – [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]]
* Sam Lowbridge – [[Alex Freeborn]]
* Hairy Neddy – [[Max Beesley]]
* Nanima – [[Zohra Sehgal]]
* Sandy – [[Christine Tremarco]]
* Brenda – [[Lucy Pargeter]]

==Production==
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The film is semi-autobiographical, based on Syal's upbringing in [[Essington]], [[Staffordshire]]. Despite being set in the West Midlands, sizeable parts of the film were shot in the [[East Midlands]], notably the [[Derbyshire]] town of [[Draycott, Derbyshire|Draycott]].

==Reception==
===Box office===
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''Anita and Me'' opened in cinemas on 22 November 2002 and earned £1,753,880 to 226 cinemas in the UK by 29 December. At the end of its opening weekend on 24 November, the film grossed £453,613 and by 29 December, it had grossed a further £42,446.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303661/business| title=Box office/business for Anita and Me| publisher=imdb.com| access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref>

===Critical response===
''Anita and Me'' has received mixed reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1164675-anita_and_me | title=Movies/On DVD/Anita & Me| publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=27 October 2020 }}</ref>

[[Peter Bradshaw]] from ''[[The Guardian]]'' commented that "There are zany vignettes and comedy Indian relations galore, but the whole thing is very cardboard and stereotypical."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/93353/anita.and.me| title=Anita and Me Overview| publisher=27 October 2010}}</ref> Louise Keller from Urban CineFile Australia describes the film as "a sweet chapter in the life of a young girl battling to identify with her roots and environment". David Edwards calls ''Anita and Me'' "a well-meaning but uneven film".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=7339&s=Reviews| title=Urban Cine file review| publisher=urbancinefile.com.au| access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref> Vince Leo from Quipster has described the film as "a perfect example of a coming-of-age film".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://quipster.net/anitaandme.net| title=Vince Leo review| publisher=quipster.net| access-date=27 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825113847/http://quipster.net/anitaandme.net| archive-date=25 August 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> Rich Cline of Shadow on the Wall describes the film as being "enjoyable and funny, but there's not that much to it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowonthewall.co.uk/swanitme.htm |title=Anita and Me review by Rich Cline |publisher=shadowonthewall.co.uk |access-date=27 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Home video==
The film has been released in [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] format. The DVD was released in the UK on 26 May 2003 by [[Icon Films|Icon Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.movie-gazette.com/228/anita-and-me| title=UK DVD review| publisher=movie-gazette.com| access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref> It was also released on DVD on 8 August 2006 by [[Image Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ruxandraghitescusblog.rangdebasanti.com/2010/01/20/anita-me-review |title=Ruxandra Ghitescu's blog, Anita & Me Review |publisher=ruxandraghitescusblog.rangdebasanti.com |access-date=27 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210729/http://ruxandraghitescusblog.rangdebasanti.com/2010/01/20/anita-me-review |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0303661|title=Anita and Me}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100509055300/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808750353/info Anita and Me] at [[Yahoo! Movies]]

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[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
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[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2000s female buddy films]]
[[Category:2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:British female buddy films]]
[[Category:British coming-of-age comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:British Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about immigration]]
[[Category:Films about women in the Indian diaspora]]
[[Category:Films set in 1972]]
[[Category:Films set in England]]
[[Category:Films about Sikhism]]
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