
Series — 1993
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
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Naveen Andrews
Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn
Margaret Amir

Harish Patel
Changez

Jemma Redgrave
Eleanor

Roshan Seth
Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh
Charlie Kay

Susan Fleetwood
Eva Kay

David Bamber
Shadwell

Nisha Nayar
Jamila

Surendra Kochar

Badi Uzzaman

Janet Dale
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