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The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

Comedy Drama
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Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.

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Hanif Kureishi ,

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Season 1
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The Buddha of Suburbia Casts

Naveen Andrews Naveen Andrews as Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn as Margaret Amir
Harish Patel Harish Patel as Changez
Jemma Redgrave Jemma Redgrave as Eleanor
Roshan Seth Roshan Seth as Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh Steven Mackintosh as Charlie Kay

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Keywords

london, englandnew york cityhippie1970sgroup sexarranged marriagepunk rockpoliticsmale homosexualityminiseriesracismpunk bandmixed race childbritish asian

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