Little English

Little English
Directed by	Pravesh Kumar
Written by	Pravesh Kumar
Based on	There's Something About Simmy by Pravesh Kumar and Apurva Asrani
Produced by	Lesley-Anne MacFarlane Andrew St Maur Dominique Unsworth
Cinematography	Leigh Alner
Edited by	Kam Parmar
Production company	Resource Productions
Release date	24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) (LIFF)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Little English is a 2022 British comedy film written and directed by Pravesh Kumar in his feature directorial debut, based on Kumar and Apurva Asrani's play There's Something About Simmy. ^[1] The film premiered at the 2022 BFI London Indian Film Festival. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Rameet Rauli as Simmy
• Viraj Juneja as Harry
• Simon Rivers as Raj
• Seema Bowri as Gurbaksh
• Madhav Sharma as Bauji
• Goldy Notay as Mindy
• Ameet Chana as Bobby
• Nikki Patel as Sweetie
• Sanjeev Kohli as Ranjeet
• Mark Takeshi Ota as David
• Natasha Radski as Anna
• Shin Parwana as Arun Sr

Production

The production received support from HOME Slough, Rifco Theatre Company, the Kickstart into Film programme, the Berkshire Film Office, and Slough Borough Council. ^[4] Principal photography wrapped in August 2021, ^[5] having taking place over the course of six weeks on location in Slough. Filming locations included Slough High Street, Farnham Road, Herschel Park and Church Street. ^[6]

Release

The film had a UK release date on 17 March 2023. ^[7]

References

1. Nazir, Asjad (17 June 2022). "The Little English movie treasure". Eastern Eye. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
2. "British Gala - Little English + Q&A with director Pravesh Kumar, cast and crew". BFI: What's On. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
3. "Little English". London Indian Film Festival. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. Rajput, Priyanca (30 June 2022). "Exclusive case study: Pravesh Kumar on filming Little English in Slough". KFTV. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
5. "Little English". Crowdfunder. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
6. Scardarella, Laura (7 June 2022). "Slough directors' film Little English goes to London Indian Film Festival". Slough & South Bucks Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
7. "British Asian Comedy 'Little English' Sets U.K. Release With BFI Support (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

External links

• Little English at IMDb