Preeya Kalidas
Actor
Actor
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Preeya Kalidas (born 21 June 1980) is a British singer and actress of Indian descent. She played Amira Shah in the soap opera EastEnders. Following her departure from EastEnders, she began a career in singing, with her single "Shimmy" being released in July 2010.
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As: Sofia
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Christopher Morris
Stars: Adeel Akhtar | Riz Ahmed | Kayvan Novak | Nigel Lindsay | Arsher Ali
As: Karishma
Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Stars: Sally Hawkins | Mark Addy | Goldy Notay | Shabana Azmi | Sendhil Ramamurthy
As: Shaz
Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action ...
Directed by: Peter Kosminsky
Stars: Ravin J. Ganatra | Riz Ahmed | Mary Stockley | Manjinder Virk | Chinna Wodu
As: Journaliste BTV
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Antoine de Caunes
Stars: Charlotte Rampling | Isabelle Nanty | Jean Rochefort | Ian Richardson | James Thiérrée
As: Afshan
Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage of discovery.
Runtime: 50 min.
Directed by: Hettie MacDonald
Stars: Shobu Kapoor | Shabana Azmi | Riz Ahmed | Sam Dastor | Shelley King
As: Monica
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Stars: Keira Knightley | Anupam Kher | Shaheen Khan | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Parminder Nagra
As: Geena
A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Wooding
Stars: Ciarán McMenamin | James McAvoy | Ian McShane | Ray Panthaki | Preeya Kalidas
As: Charlotte
Desperate to find her perfect man Justine goes to a technology fair with her nerdy classmate Chas. It's not really her thing but is eventually persuaded to try a virtual reality makeover machine and discovers that she can create her perfect man even if it is only an electronic facsimile. The power surge from a freakish accident causes a part of her psyche to be copied into her virtual perfect man.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Nick Hurran
Stars: Luke de Lacey | Laura Fraser | Rupert Penry-Jones | Kieran O'Brien | Natasha Bell
Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Ewan McGregor | Charles McDougall | Jude Law | Amy Jenkins | Gaby Dellal | Stephen Hopkins | Bob Hoskins | Menhaj Huda | Armando Iannucci
Stars: Jason Flemyng | Dexter Fletcher | Kelly Macdonald | Liz Smith | Denise Van Outen