‘It was the moment I lost innocence’: how a childhood stop-and-search led to the British debut movie of the year

When Imran Perretta was young, he was abruptly pulled by police into a van for questioning. That experience, as well as the death of his mother, inspired him to make Ish, a coming-of-age tale set amongst the British Muslim community. He talks about trauma, designing toilets and making Luton look magnificent Imran Perretta always knew that the title of his debut feature film would be “Ish” – short for Ishmail, the name of the 12-year-old boy from Luton at the heart of his story. Only later did people point out the similarity to other coming-of-age films with three letters in the title: Kes by Ken Loach, and Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy. Now, as the reviews trickle in, the comparisons to Kes and Apu keep coming. Like them, Ish is a poetic film that grabs you by the heart and pulls you into a child’s perspective on the world. The response has been lovely, says Perretta, and a relief. “It’s nice that people have compared Ish to those films rather than Kidulthood. I did worry about that.” Why...

After a successful Da-Bangg tour in Dubai, Salman Khan returns to Mumbai.

Salman Khan lit up the stage at Expo 2020 in Dubai on Friday night as part of his Da-Bangg tour. At Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Stadium, the star-studded tour performance took place. Sonakshi Sinha, Pooja Hegde, Disha Patani, Aayush Sharma, Guru Randhawa, Saiee Manjrekar, Kamaal Khan, and Maniesh Paul performed in front of thousands of live audience members alongside Salman Khan.

Salman Khan returns to Mumbai after a successful Da-Bangg tour in Dubai

Salman Khan returned to Mumbai on Saturday night after his explosive performance. He was seen at the airport wearing a checked shirt with red, black, and white colours. He dressed it down with a grey T-shirt and black denim.


Meanwhile, Salman danced to some of his hit songs during his performance in Dubai. The superstar is seen dancing to the legendary song 'Jeene Ke Hai Chaar Din' in one of the videos, and the crowd went wild as he did the signature towel dance. The actor also gave a passionate performance to the song "Slow Motion" from his film Bharat. He also performed to the song 'Dil Deewana,' which has become a classic.

On the work front, Salman will soon finish filming Tiger 3 alongside Katrina Kaif. Following that, he will begin filming with Pooja Hegde for Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.





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