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{{short description|2010 film by Andy De Emmony}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = West Is West
| image = West Is West.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Andy DeEmmony]]
| producer = [[Leslee Udwin]]
| writer = [[Ayub Khan-Din]]
| starring = {{Plain list |
* [[Om Puri]]
* [[Linda Bassett]]
* [[Robert Pugh]]
* [[Aqib Khan]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*Rob Lane
*[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]}}
| cinematography = Peter Robertson
| editing = {{plainlist|
*[[Jon Gregory (film editor)|Jon Gregory]]
*[[Stephen O'Connell (film editor)|Stephen O'Connell]]}}
| studio = {{plainlist|
*[[BBC Films]]
*Assassin Films}}
| distributor = [[Icon Film Distribution]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|09|12|[[2010 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2011|02|25|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £2.5 million
| gross = £4.9 million<ref>{{cite web |title=West Is West (2011) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=UK&id=_fWESTISWEST01 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
}}
'''''West Is West''''' is a 2010 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Andy DeEmmony]] and starring [[Om Puri]], [[Linda Bassett]], [[Aqib Khan]], [[Ila Arun]] and [[Jimi Mistry]]. A sequel to the 1999 [[comedy film]] ''[[East Is East (1999 film)|East Is East]]'', it was written by [[Ayub Khan-Din]] and produced by Leslee Udwin for Assassin Films and [[BBC Films]].

The film was first shown at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]] on 12 September. It premiered at the [[BFI London Film Festival]] on 19 October 2010, followed by UK and Irish release on 25 February 2011. The first US showing was on 2 November 2010 at the South Asian International Film Festival, followed by several other US festivals. While it was released in Canada on 25 March 2011, it never received a US release.

==Plot==
In 1976, five years after the original film ''East Is East'', little is known about most of the Khan children, except that they seldom communicate with their parents. Tariq is now a [[hippie]] (looking like [[George Harrison]]) who runs a [[new age]] store with older brother Nazir, and his English girlfriend is unaware of his true ethnicity. Maneer lives with his extended family in [[Pakistan]] where he is searching for a suitable wife, but without success. Sajid, the youngest Khan child, no longer wears a [[parka]], and is a truant constantly bullied due to his Pakistani background, but the headmaster—a former British soldier who served in the [[Punjab]]—is sympathetic, encouraging him to embrace his heritage. After Sajid is caught [[shoplifting]], his father George, who has retained his bullying nature, attacks him at home. When Sajid retaliates, calling him a "dirty [[List of ethnic slurs#Paki|Paki]] bastard", a devastated George states all his other children in England have become British and he cannot lose Sajid as well. He takes him to Pakistan to meet their extended family and show him life in their native land is better, though Ella openly disapproves.

On arriving in Pakistan, George and Sajid are greeted by relatives including Tanvir, a lazy man who often tries to swindle George—and is his [[son-in-law]] through his marriage to one of George's daughters with his first wife Basheera. On the family farm, George is reunited with Basheera and their daughters whom he had abandoned thirty years before, and hands out gifts to all, telling them he is staying for a month to find Maneer a wife, but soon discovers no family will give their daughter away as they fear Maneer will leave his wife for an English woman as his father George did when he left Basheera for Ella. Furious, George blames his family in England, but Maneer reminds him he himself is at fault. Basheera is also angry with George for abandoning her when she needed him.

When Tanvir explains to Sajid he will not tolerate any trouble, he is abruptly told to "fuck off". Sajid is taken to the local school for enrolment where he meets spiritual teacher Pir Naseem and local boy Zaid who Sajid loathes at first, and refuses to enroll. Zaid, who can speak basic [[English language|English]], advises him, and the two become firm friends. Zaid teaches him Pakistani culture, and Pir Naseem promises George he will discipline his son when he misbehaves. Sajid gradually appreciates his culture and new surroundings which pleases George, except he is slightly jealous of the bond between his son and Pir Naseem. Eventually Sajid discovers [[Rochdale]]-born Pakistani woman Neelam who bears a striking resemblance to Maneer's favourite singer [[Nana Mouskouri]]; like Maneer she is also looking for a spouse in Pakistan, and with her approval Sajid plans a meeting between the pair.

Meanwhile, upon discovering George has withdrawn the family savings, Ella travels to Pakistan with her best friend Annie in tow. She is furious to discover her husband is building a house for his family there, and plans to take Sajid back to England with her, but he refuses to leave. During her stay, Ella fights with Basheera and her daughters, and refuses to give them access to the new house, but upon realising how alike they are the two women put their differences aside. Maneer and Neelam soon marry, and George for the first time in years begins to appreciate Ella as a wife who stood by him during hard times. The film ends with George and his England-based family returning home and Sajid finally proud of his Asian background, whilst George's chippy now serves Pakistani-style [[kebab]]s.

==Cast==
* [[Om Puri]] as George
* [[Linda Bassett]] as Ella
* [[Aqib Khan]] as Sajid
* [[Lesley Nicol (actress)|Lesley Nicol]] as Annie
* [[Jimi Mistry]] as Tariq
* [[Ila Arun]] as Basheera
*[[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Rehana
* [[Emil Marwa]] as Maneer
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Tanvir
* Vanessa Hehir as Esther
* [[Robert Pugh]] as Headmaster Jordan
* [[Zita Sattar]] as Neelam
* [[Nadim Sawalha]] as Pir Naseem
* Raj Bhansali as Zaid
* [[Yograj Singh]] custom officer

Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Lesley Nicol, Jimi Mistry, and Emil Marwa are the only actors from the original movie who reprise their roles in ''West is West''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alison|title=Eastern promise for Zita Sattar in West Is West |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2011/02/25/east-meets-west-65233-28220576/|work=Birmingham Post|access-date=17 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304005603/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2011/02/25/east-meets-west-65233-28220576/|archive-date=4 March 2011|date=25 February 2011}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = West is West
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|02|18}}
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Decca Records]]
| producer = [[Universal Music Group]]
| prev_title = [[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Game (2011 film)|Game]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] composed the score.<ref>[http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/11/mar/29-west-is-west-music-launched-031102.asp WEST IS WEST music launched - bollywood news : glamsham.com]</ref> Rob Lane arranged it.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441956/soundtrack West Is West (2010) - Soundtracks] IMDB.com</ref> The songs were recorded in Purple Rain studio, in [[Mumbai]]. Rob Lane joined Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose music for the film. They used several Indian classical instruments like [[Jaltarang]], [[Santoor]], [[Flute]] and [[Sarangi]]. The renowned Jaltarang player Milind Tulnkar was roped in to play the instrument for ten to twelve sequences.<ref>http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epaperpdf%5C17032011%5C16pentertainment-pg1-0.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Tracks
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Alright Alright Alright
| extra1 = [[Mungo Jerry]]
| music1 = [[Jacques Dutronc]], [[Jacques Lanzmann]], Joe Strange
| length1 = 2:47
| title2 = O Meri Maina
| extra2 = [[Manna Dey]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
| music2 = [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = Arriving in Pakistan
| extra3 =
| music3 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length3 = 2:08
| title4 = George Ploughs The Field
| extra4 =
| music4 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length4 = 1:58
| title5 = Over And Over
| extra5 = [[Nana Mouskouri]]
| music5 = [[Nana Mouskouri]]
| length5 = 2:58
| title6 = [[Piya Tu Ab To Aaja]]
| extra6 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
| music6 = [[R.D. Burman]]
| length6 = 5:21
| title7 = Checking Out The Girls
| extra7 =
| music7 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length7 = 2:00
| title8 = Kaala Doria
| extra8 = [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| music8 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
| length8 = 2:21
| title9 = Mere Sayaan
| extra9 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| music9 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
| length9 = 2:17
| title10 = Toomba
| extra10 = [[Sain Zahoor]]
| music10 = Sain Zahoor (Coke Studio)
| length10 = 2:15
| title11 = Rooftop Chase
| extra11 =
| music11 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length11 = 2:21
| title12 = Basheera's Pain
| extra12 =
| music12 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = Main Ho Gaee Dildar Ki
| extra13 = [[Nahid Akhtar]]
| music13 = Kamal Ahmad
| length13 = 5:06
| title14 = [[Mellow Yellow]]
| extra14 = [[Donovan]]
| music14 = [[Donovan]]
| length14 = 3:38
| title15 = Numaishaan Mohobbatan Di
| extra15 = Sain Zahoor
| music15 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
| length15 = 1:06
| title16 = Waterfight
| extra16 =
| music16 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length16 = 3:07
| title17 = The Final Farewell
| extra17 =
| music17 = Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Rob Lane
| length17 = 3:25
| title18 = Aik Alif
| extra18 = Noori
| music18 = Sain Zahoor (Coke Studio)
| length18 = 3:07
}}

==Critical reception==
The film received mixed reviews. {{As of|2020|06}}, the film holds a 64% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 25 reviews with an average rating of 5.37 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/west_is_west|title=West Is West (2011)|access-date=12 June 2020|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> Several reviewers noted that while the film still had the sense of humour of ''East Is East'', it did not reach the level attained in the original. In his review for ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', Rick Groen noted the "sudden leaps into unabashed melodrama", saying that "When they fail, the hurlyburly gets annoying. But when they succeed, the result can be genuinely touching."<ref name= "Groen">{{cite news | last = Groen | first = Rick | title = West Is West: A multicultural coming-of-age tale with a surprise twist | newspaper = [[The Globe and Mail]] | date = 25 March 2011 | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/west-is-west-a-multicultural-coming-of-age-tale-with-a-surprise-twist/article628348/ | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref>

Sukhdev Sandhu of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in his review described the soundtrack as "delightful".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8345726/West-is-West-review.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Sukhdev | last=Sandhu | title=West is West, review | date=24 February 2011}}</ref> [[Rediff]] reviewer Shaikh Ayaz, in his review, stated "The music is beautifully cherry-picked, mixing Sufi tunes with Punjabi folk music."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-west-is-west/20110610.htm | title = Review: West is West is endearingly relatable | work = Rediff.com Movies | author = Shaikh Ayaz }}</ref> Nikhat Kazmi of ''[[Times of India]]'', in her review, said that the "soulful music" of the movie was memorable.<ref>{{cite news | author = Nikhat Kazmi | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/english/West-is-West/movie-review/8789594.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=West is West }}</ref> Pankaj Sabnani of Glamsham also gave the music a thumbs up, saying "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is excellent and gels well with the film."<ref>{{cite web | author = Pankaj Sabnani | work = Glamsham | url = http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/11-west-is-west-movie-review-061108.asp | title = West Is West movie review }}</ref> [[Dainik Bhaskar|Daily Bhaskar]] review described the music as "soothing" and "situational".<ref name="dailybhaskar">{{cite web|title=West is West - Movie Review|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-west-is-west-2176237.html|website=Daily Bhaskar|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1441956}}
* [http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/5509 Interview with West Is West producer Leslie Udwin]

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