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My Asian Family - the Musical

Praful Thakrar

Brian Hill

Uzma Hussain

Century Films Ltd

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22/08/2018

BBC Four - My Asian Family - the Musical

How an Asian family made a life for themselves in Leicester, told through songs and dance.

A colourful portrait of one Asian family in Leicester who tell their story of immigration through song and dance in an inspiring documentary musical.

A joyous spectacle of song and dance, exploring one Asian family and the life they made for themselves in Leicester. In the early 1970s, the president of Uganda, Idi Amin, expelled the Ugandan Asians from the country. Ten members of the Thakrar family came to the UK and moved to Leicester, where they have since grown into a family of 90, spanning three generations. Old and young sing about the family's story, the changes between each generation and the lives they lead now.

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