Chicken Tikka Masala

Apr 22, 2005

1h 30m

★ 3.9

Overview

Jimi (Chris Bisson), the Chopra family's only son, gets caught off guard when his high-handed parents (Saeed Jaffrey and Jamila Massey) announce an arranged marriage to Simran (Jinder Mahal), a lovely girl from a respectable family. Problem is, Jimi's gay, so to hide his homosexuality, he spins an ever-more elaborate web of deceit -- but how long can he conceal the truth?

Genres

Comedy

Romance

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Cast

Jimi Chopra

Chris Bisson

C. P. Chopra

Saeed Jaffrey

Vanessa

Sally Bankes

Jack

Peter Ash

Grandmother

Zohra Sehgal

Minaxi Patel

Shobu Kapoor

Simran

Jinder Mahal

Asha Chopra

Jamila Massey

Ravi

Sushil Chudasama

Hanah

Katy Clayton

Marlene

Louisa Eyo

Harish Patel

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