The film Amar, Akbar and Tony (2015) tells the tale of a friendship between a Sikh, a Muslim and an Irish Catholic and their pursuit to take charge of their lives and find happiness. Protagonist, Amar is the pride of his family with a promising career as a lawyer until he becomes entangled in a fight and is sentenced to three years in prison for grievous bodily harm.Upon his release, Amar must start again, build a new life for himself and make his family proud once more.
The director, Atul Malhotra has an academic background at Brunel University and a degree in Film & Media. He gained popularity in the festival circuit with the release of his first feature-length film, If it Don’t Kill Ya. The majority of his work has been directing and producing documentary and entertainment content for television.
Amar, Akbar and Tony addresses many interesting themes positioned around modern, multicultural Britain. The film is located in the country’s capital, London, where there is abundance in diversity of race within its society. The film comments on cultural identity between Caucasian and Asian societies, religious tradition,the value of family amongst Asian cultures and the tension it has with modern life.
Although the premise sets the film up as a drama, it also contains comedy, managing to offer a serious commentary on cultural identity in modern-day Britain with a social realist tone. It also
providing moments of hilarity, sexual comedy and at times a flamboyant, Bollywood style. AÂ thoroughly enjoyable watch that also provokes an interesting debate on the importance of cultural
identity, family values and the role of men and women within society.
Amar, Akbar & Tony – Official Trailer
Amar, Akbar & Tony is released on VOD on November 2nd and will be available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Blinkbox, Virgin Media Cable, Virgin Media Online Movies, Talk Talk Cable, Eirecom Cable and Google Play.
Susanne Hodder, better known as Sue is a film reviewer from North Wales with an academic background and a first class honors degree in film studies. Also a keen filmmaker, Sue has helped produce a number of short films as part of a creative team. She also undertakes independent projects, shooting and editing her own wildlife documentary shorts and photographs.
