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Wild West

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A young Pakistani living in London, Zaf (Naveen Andrews) is in love with American roots music, and the guitar-playing singer longs to achieve stardom alongside his fellow musician brothers. Zaf happily relinquishes the microphone when magnetic female singer Rifat (Sarita Choudhury) joins the fold, and the group looks to be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough. But when American record executives want to turn Rifat into a solo act, the band reaches a crossroads.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/16/2002
2/4
The possibilities in Wild West are considerable, but a lot of the scenes never really pay off. Go to Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator 07/23/2018
A surprisingly amusing comedy. Go to Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday 12/08/2017
The film has its own radical and witty voice. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/14/2005
1/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 09/03/2004
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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12/19/2008 This was Naveen Andrews's next job after his successful performance in The Buddha Of Suberbia (and long before LOST shot him to international fame). A brilliant British comedy, beautifully shot in and around Southall, Hounslow and London's West End about a Pakistani Country and Western band trying to find success in a prejudiced world. I love this film and have seen it time and time again, and it has made me laugh every time. Everything is here; a fledgling romance, brotherly support, a mad wannabe Agent, a traditional Pakistani mother, a nasty uncle and a dog who gradually eats the 'Baddies' alive!!! Great fun. (and great music too). See more 06/29/2008 Not to be confused with Wild Wild West, a film I would only watch if forced to at gunpoint... A 1993 British comedy about a group of Asian youngsters living in Southall forming a country & western band, this film is an absolute gem; the one of best British comedies ever... That it remains so unknown is a mystery to me. See more 12/11/2005 An excellent movie. Interesting that fifteen years later, two of the four young lead actors, Naveen Andrews and Ravi Kapoor, are now on hit TV series in the U.S. ([i]Lost[/i] and [i]Crossing Jordan[/i]). See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Attwood

Director

Naveen Andrews

Zaf

Sarita Choudhury

Rifat

Ronny Jhutti

Kay

Ravi Kapoor

Ali Ayub

Ameet Chana

Gurdeep

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Pakistani living in London, Zaf (Naveen Andrews) is in love with American roots music, and the guitar-playing singer longs to achieve stardom alongside his fellow musician brothers. Zaf happily relinquishes the microphone when magnetic female singer Rifat (Sarita Choudhury) joins the fold, and the group looks to be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough. But when American record executives want to turn Rifat into a solo act, the band reaches a crossroads.
Director
David Attwood
Producer
Eric Fellner
Production Co
Channel Four Films, British Screen Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.8K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround