What to Watch: South Asian Heritage Month
![A line of 5 young brown and Black women, four wearing head scarves, all with a strong punk look to camera](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/325dba24-c1b0-4a21-af23-f95ca1b05759_We+Are+Lady+Parts.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=178%2C0%2C1620%2C1080&w=768&h=576)
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Mogul Mowgli
Riz Ahmed co-writes and stars in this poignant and boundary-pushing meditation on race, family and rap.
![Two young women in a triumphant embrace, arm in the air, both wearing white and red football kit](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/d2040e74-5610-444f-9e22-783dee229911_Bend+it+Like+Beckham_2.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,713,2000,1500&w=384&h=288)
Bend It Like Beckham
Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra lead this compassionate, much-loved and extremely enjoyable teenage coming-of-age comedy.
![A man and woman stand with their arms around each other against a blue sky.](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/a12fe0f7-d1b5-474d-9dd8-817eaefaf945_Ali+%26+Ava.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=161,0,973,730&w=384&h=288)
Ali & Ava
Clio Barnard directs this contemporary Bradford-set love story about two lonely souls embarking on an affair.
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We are Lady Parts
Anthemic, anarchic comedy series about an all-girl Muslim punk band, created by BAFTA-winner Nida Manzoor.
![Two Asian men dressed as young fans of hip hop, wearing a beanie and bandana and chains, rapping and being animated](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/016ae579-0218-40c0-9243-cf3d67cf431a_Goodness+Gracious+Me+02.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=205,0,900,675&w=384&h=288)
Goodness Gracious Me
Revisit this iconic and forward-thinking British-Asian sketch-comedy, based on many of the actors’ own lived experience.
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The Boy with the Top Knot
A beautifully-told adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s memoir of growing up Sikh in 1960s Britain.
![Young woman in traditional Pakistani clothing assumes a martial arts position](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/0eb4e65b-a158-4f36-92f0-3e3e8b9cd42a_Polite+Society.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1200,900&w=384&h=288)
Polite Society
We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor brings action and familial affection to her distinctive debut feature.
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A Suitable Boy
Pride and Prejudice meets Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (she directs this), with the pulse of a political thriller.
![Middle-aged woman wears a black hijab and looks out into the distance.](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/41063c78-afa0-4723-a4e0-a9b3c9b6dcac_After+Love.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1200,900&w=384&h=288)
After Love
Joanna Scanlan stars in an emotionally-layered, award-winning drama about the difficulty of knowing those we love.
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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A
Delve into the life of controversial, opinionated and endlessly talented rapper M.I.A in this candid documentary.
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What's Love Got to Do with It?
Director Shekhar Kapur returns with this charming and energetic rom-com featuring Lily James, Shazad Latif and Emma Thompson.
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Four Lions
Riz Ahmed stars in Chris Morris’s incredibly smart black comedy about a group of hopelessly inept aspiring suicide bombers.
![Three Black soldiers in uniform looking to camera](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/ZnqoQpbWFbowe1a4_TheColorofVictoryHeroesofWW2-AKAErasedWW2%27sHeroesofColor-01.jpg?auto=format,compress?auto=compress,format&rect=425,0,1800,1350&w=384&h=288)
The Color of Victory: Heroes of WW2
Idris Elba narrates this vital docu-series, honouring soldiers of colour whose stories have previously gone untold.
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Starstruck
The rom-com gets revitalised by comedian Rose Matafeo in this winning London-set sitcom.
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Yesterday
The producers of Love Actually and Bridget Jones return with a Beatles-fuelled romantic romp.
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Victoria & Abdul
An unlikely friendship forms between Queen Victoria and an Indian clerk in Stephen Frears’ majestic biopic.
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Trishna
Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto are exceptional in this hypnotic adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s renowned novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
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Theeb
Young Jordanian actor Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat is outstanding in this Bedouin western about betrayal and survival.
![A young, slim Indian man and woman dancing energetically, with a group of dancers lined behind them](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/07f376b1-fa82-45bc-ad76-127200840f93_Slumdog+Millionaire+03.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=312,0,1440,1080&w=384&h=288)
Slumdog Millionaire
Based on the book by Vikas Swarup, this delightfully entertaining drama stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal.
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One Day
Follow a romance that spans decades in this fourteen-episode series based on British author David Nicholls’ best-selling novel.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
Master of satire Armando Iannucci crafts a fresh, humorous and light-hearted spin on Charles Dickens’ classic novel.
![A young Indian man with small beard and wavy short hair walking on a street in India with bustle around him](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/633a8901-5af2-447f-9b08-7ab19999aac1_Lion_01.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,3604,2703&w=384&h=288)
Lion
Dev Patel masterfully leads this affecting drama about a lost child who reunites with his estranged family twenty-five years later.
How to Date Billy Walsh
American actor Tanner Buchanan stars as Billy Walsh in this satisfying and charming coming-of-age rom-com.
![A brown man sits on a chair with two older brown women and an older brown man stand around him with a vase of flowers beside them](https://images.prismic.io/screenuk/d64f6d70-4674-428d-bd23-15732ed44a1f_The+Kumars+At+No+42+01.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,900,675&w=384&h=288)
The Kumars At No. 42
Over seven seasons from 2001-2006, Goodness Gracious Me’s Sanjeev Bhaskar plays an aspiring talk-show host who calamitously interviews high-profile celebrities.