South Asian Britain on Film

Meet Mohamed Fazal Hussain, elder statesman and all-round Mr Fixit of Bradford's Muslim community, and a film mogul in the making...

Wrestling as a metaphor for race relations in this short aimed at Britain's South-Asian community

Mr Dhanjal from Wolverhampton: custodian of one of the most vital positions in any community.

Britain's oldest mosque welcomes a vast crowd of worshippers, visitors, curious onlookers and the odd newsreel camera!

Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in England for the second India Round Table Conference at St James's Palace

An Asian woman engages her inner goddess to create a stunning oasis in a grey tower block.

Racism in Spitalfields reaches crisis point in the 70s as the National Front attack the local Bangladeshi community

He arrived in Britain with £3 and went on to become one of the richest business men in the Midlands. How did Amrat Parmar do it?

Bollywood-on-Thames: East meets West in a tale of two loves in 70s London

Short promo for a Brit-Bollywood romance

Mickey realises his ticket is a different colour. Should he swap it?

An extremely unusual, deeply fascinating public information film - targeted at the South Asian community and filmed partly in Urdu.

The radical activist discusses anti-Vietnam protests, violence and the true nature of international power

The British Pakistani journalist talks to Bernard Braden about living in Britain and his thoughts on the concept of integration

Stylishly-shot document of multicultural 1970s London among Southall's Asian community.

Filmmaker Vinod Pande reflects on his ground-breaking 1972 debut London Me Bharat, the first Hindi-language film to be produced in Britain.

It's twistin' time! Wander in and celebrate Trev's 21st birthday in this fly-on-the-wall film.

Melas, music and dance: second generation Bangladeshi youth in London’s Brick Lane celebrate multiculturalism

Report from the series Skin on the background of local politics and the aftermath of the 1979 Southall riots following an anti-fascist demonstration.

A portrait of campaigner Naz Shah, daughter of convicted murderer Zoora Shah, and her fight to get her mother released

New law targets discrimination in housing and employment in this eye-opening public information film.

An East End shop steward is sent to Uganda in this groundbreaking experiment in investigative journalism

One of many “national” marches by the NF in the 1970s through predominantly Asian areas, with the inevitable angry anti-racist opposition.

A 1971 race relations report claimed that Leamington Spa was way ahead in its dealings with issues arising from migrants settling in the town.

Bus timetables are sacrosanct to some but to others there are more important things in life - and faith is one of them.

Blood on the Streets. Bengali youth fight back against racism and the National Front after the death of Altab Ali.

Innovative teaching techniques for new South Asian pupils learning English in secondary schools

Teenagers from different cultural backgrounds talk about their experiences growing up

A carpet weaver from Benares demonstrates his weaving ways.

An insightful and understated television documentary following the lives of four Muslim families in Brentford, Manchester and Harrow.

Colonel Mackenzie Rogan inspects Indian bands ready for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

The Maharani of Cooch Behar, Indira Devi, christens the Gypsy Moth aeroplane Miss India

Indian proverbs and superstitions shape the complex love life of a young British woman.

Janet Street-Porter investigates traditional arranged marriages in the young Asian community of the 70s

An attempt to close a loophole in the immigration system raises questions about the sustainability of arranged marriages in Western culture.

South Asian? Just moved to England? This pithy documentary will give you the basics on how to get by in the UK

Public information film about preventing rickets in children, aimed at British Asian communities.

A young Pakistani man tries to pass as white and hang out with a group of racist skinheads

An adolescent criminal finds redemption when he meets and helps a young mother and her family.

Current affairs programme about the Pakistani community in Bradford and the discrimination they face

By 1982 the Indian restaurant was a familiar sight but vegetarian options were still a rarity. Hilary Minster goes in search of the perfect veggie chaat in Leicester.

Ugandan Asian refugees face up to a sudden wintery future.

The plight of refugees expelled from Uganda is highlighted.

How will Britain respond to the plight of thousands of refugees?

Refugees explain expulsion from Uganda and look at future prospects.

Asians face expulsion from Amin's Uganda - Jonathan Dimbleby reports.

All-too-topical: a thought-provoking Christian Aid film strongly making the moral case for welcoming refugees to Britain

A Sikh couple celebrates blissful union.

A coming together of a Sikh community in prayer, and in convivial mood, showing reverence and generosity as they share a meal together.

A coming together of a Sikh community in prayer, and in convivial mood, showing reverence and generosity as they share a meal together.

Indian soldiers arrive at Marseilles in the early months of World War I

News of colonial and home efforts in WWII, including troops of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps

Indian soldiers in Singapore, while their compatriots are trained in the manufacture of war munitions

Indrani Rahman brings Indian classical dance to the Midlands and makes a rare appearance on ITV.

The sari has been worn by Asian women for millennia and in 1976 it was about to become a staple of wardobes across the UK.

A Sri Lankan dance troop enthrals folk festival goers.

A homage to the director's mother, mistress of the art of making samosas

Hindu and Muslim creations in gold inject bright new styles into Birmingham's jewellery making industry.

Young working class Londoners fight racism with the power of rock and reggae in this anarchic documentary.

The sight and sounds of Asia take over the Midlands Arts Centre at Edgbaston.

Will the 'House of Cards' be the sanctuary that the elderly Asian men of Wolverhampton need?

Isolation can be a problem for South Asians, especially for women. A new cultural centre in Peterborough is hoping to change that.

Peterborough's Playbus offers a fun and welcoming space for ethnic minority families to improve their English language skills.

Samosas sit alongside sandwiches as India's Republic Day is celebrated in fine style in Leicester.

Quite possibly the first Indian concert to be put on in a theatre in Bradford, with striking classical Indian dancing and musical instruments.

Film of the pioneering Interlink Cricket Club in action at Bradford Park Avenue, breaking down barriers between communities in the 1970s.

Do politics and cricket mix? Tense scenes in Edgbaston as the Pakistani flag is burnt by protestors incensed by the on-going civil war in their country.

The UK's immigration laws have prevented Dara Singh from seeing his family for a decade. His is one of many sad stories...

A woman remembers her past while travelling on the London Underground

Alnoor Dewshi's clever, charming and illuminating film about two cousins who discuss ideas of culture and history while wandering through London.

A budding gay filmmaker clashes with his conservative Muslim father as they work on a film about iconic Indian star Sabu

The beginning of a Mancunian tradition - could this be the first Moss Side Carnival?

Guru blessing - Councillors join a religious reading at the Guru Arjan Niwas Sikh Temple on Clifton Street in Exeter

Strength, speed and agility on show at the Sikh Games held at Hadley Stadium in Smethwick with a special welcome for local weightlifting hero Gian Singh Cheema.

A visit to Darul Uloom School in South Lancashire, the UK's first Muslim school

The UK's first purpose-built mosque welcomes a huge crowd of worshippers - and newsreel cameras!

A historic occasion in Southfields as London's first mosque is officially opened.

Leicester at the dawn of the 1970s. The forefront of a new multicultural Britain.

A new type of shop appears on the high street: Indian sweets have arrived in Birmingham.

Iraqi coffee, Welsh songs, the hokey-cokey: ingredients of a multicultural church social, Newport but Yousaf Ali from Pakistan still has to choose to be “western” or “eastern”.

Passions run high as the Pakistani community in Bradford take to the streets in angry protest against the execution of former Pakistan Prime Minister Ali Bhutto by General Zia.

One of many “national” marches by the NF in the 1970s through predominantly Asian areas, with the inevitable angry anti-racist opposition.

A rare behind the scenes film of the police, and both sides of the conflict, in action at anti-fascist demos in Dewsbury and Halifax, notable for Asian self-organisation.

Satirical docu-drama based on the shocking fact that virginity tests were carried out by the home office on Asian girls arriving from India and Pakistan between 1971-1979.

Queen Alexandra reviews Indian and other colonial troops in this early film by the Hepworth company

World In Action visits Wolverhampton for a hard-hitting report on race and housing.

Rag trade revival or sweatshops? In the back streets of Brick Lane, Bangladeshi machinists sew 70s fashions

Tiger Bay in Cardiff's docks area: a successful, multi-cultural community, providing a variety of activities, but which is threatened by 'slum' clearance.

Cardiff's Shirley Bassey, seen here as a member of The Rainbow Club, established to promote the performing arts amongst Tiger Bay children, found the crock of gold!