UK Asian Film Festival Leicester 2024

A satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, helmed by Shyam Benegal and featuring Shabana Azmi in a brilliant ensemble cast.

A Bengali journalist and a wealthy Punjabi socialite must convince their families of their love in this heartwarming Hindi drama.

Join us at Phoenix as the UK Asian Film Festival celebrates and honours one of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed and distinguished actresses, Shabana Azmi as she marks 50 years in cinema worldwide!

The UK premiere of this new documentary, Brand Bollywood is the story of the ‘Bollywood-isation’ and globalisation of Indian popular cinema, from 1897 to 2023.

UK Premiere. This touching drama centres around newly-wed Indian woman Fauzia, who travels to Belgium following an arranged marriage, only to find herself trapped in a web of lies and misgivings.

UK Premiere. This wonderful crime comedy comes from the makers of the acclaimed Gujarati film Hellaro.

Based on Tanika Gupta’s original screenplay for BBC Two, this taut and absorbing family drama is packed with a talented British-Asian cast and features a score by Nitin Sawhney.

A screening of Jesal Shah's new film, followed by Supriya Pathak Kapur in conversation with Parle Patel.

Khayam Khan's new film sees two childhood friends torn apart by ambition, as their childhood dreams of altruism clash with the modern world.

UK Premiere. Set in Mumbai, this sensitive heart-warming story follows a loving gay couple and their life’s struggles. We're delighted that we'll be joined by director Sridhar Rangayan for a post-screening Q&A.

UK Premiere. Set in the newsroom of a failing newspaper in 1990s Pakistan, Gunjal is inspired by the true story of Pakistani child labour activist Iqbal Masih.