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Bhaji On the Beach

 1994
 101 minutes (1 hrs 41 mins)
Bhaji On the Beach
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Gurinder Chadha

Starring

Kim Vithana · Jimmi Harkishin · Sarita Khajuria · Akbar Kurtha · Mo Sesay · Lalita Ahmed

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
1st May 1994
Germany release date Germany release
5th May 1994
Australia release date Australia release
16th March 1995

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 21st Jan '94
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £293.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

21 Jan, 1994
6
28 Jan, 1994
8
4 Feb, 1994
10
11 Feb, 1994
13

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Tous publics

M

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £767.7 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
The dark humour of Gurinder Chadha’s Bhaji on the Beach  New Statesman Wed, 12th May 2021

Bhaji on the Beach  Film-News.co.uk Mon, 21st July 2025

The Best Movies About People We Meet on Vacation  thejuggernaut.com Fri, 16th January 2026

Bhaji on the Beach Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Gurinder Chadha’s latest film is an immigrant take on Christmas. Kunal Nayyar is Mr Scrooge  ThePrint Thu, 4th December 2025

Interview: Emma Brockes meets film director Gurinder Chadha  theguardian.com Mon, 19th July 2004