as Pir Naseem Raj Bhansali as Zaid Yograj Singh custom officer Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Lesley Nicol, Jimi Mistry, and Emil Marwa are the only actors from the original movie who reprise their roles in West is West. Soundtrack Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the score. Rob Lane arranged it. The songs were recorded in Purple Rain studio, in Mumbai. Rob Lane joined Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose music for the film. They used several Indian classical instruments like Jaltarang, Santoor, Flute and Sarangi. The renowned Jaltarang player Milind Tulnkar was roped in to play the instrument for ten to twelve sequences. Critical reception The film received mixed reviews. , the film holds a 64% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews with an average rating of 5.37 out of 10. Several reviewers noted that while the film still had the sense of humour of East Is East, it did not reach the level attained in the original. In his review for The Globe and Mail, Rick Groen noted the "sudden leaps into unabashed melodrama", saying that "When they fail, the hurlyburly gets annoying. But when they succeed, the result can be genuinely touching." Sukhdev Sandhu of The Daily Telegraph in his review described the soundtrack as "delightful". Rediff reviewer Shaikh Ayaz, in his review, stated "The music is beautifully cherry-picked, mixing Sufi tunes with Punjabi folk music." Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India, in her review, said that the "soulful music" of the movie was memorable. Pankaj Sabnani of Glamsham also gave the music a thumbs up, saying "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is excellent and gels well with the film." Daily Bhaskar review described the music as "soothing" and "situational". References External links Interview with West Is West producer Leslie Udwin 2010 films 2010s teen comedy-drama films BBC Film films British Pakistani films British sequel films British teen comedy-drama films Films set in 1976 Films set in Manchester Films set in Pakistan Films shot in India Films shot in Greater Manchester 2010s English-language films 2010s British films