Rita Wolf
Fazia Khan
Majdhar (1984)
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Cultural identity, women’s independence and the pressure to conform to British norms are the subjects of this bold and acute feature, which explores both British-Asian experience and the plight of recent immigrants. Rita Wolf (My Beautiful Laundrette), plays Majdhar, a Pakistani woman who transforms herself in London after her husband leaves her for another woman. While Majdhar feels her way towards confident self-determination, husband Afzal is torn between his heritage and his Western aspirations.
Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
Director
Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
Writer
Top Billed Cast
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