caught by George trying to tidy the mess up and beaten when he refuses to tell George who was responsible; Ella intervenes and is also beaten. Tariq travels to Eccles and tracks down Nazir, now a hat designer and in a homosexual relationship, who returns to confront George for his actions. However, upon seeing Ella's and Maneer's bruises, he becomes frightened his appearance will anger George further and make the situation worse for his siblings and his mother. Ella urges him to go, so he obeys her wish and flees before George catches sight of him. Tariq and George get in a heated argument over the arranged marriages. Whilst Tariq insists that he is British, George refutes this, stating that the Islamic community is more accepting. Tariq reluctantly agrees to go along with the marriage, but defiantly states that he will follow his father's example of also having a British second wife. Mr. and Mrs. Shah arrive with their daughters to meet George's family. Ella maintains her composure despite Mrs. Shah's condescending and rude attitude, but things come to a head when a scuffle ensues over a sculpture of a vagina that Saleem had made as a project for art college, and he accidentally drops it into Mrs. Shah's lap. Angered, Mrs. Shah insults George's entire family and is ejected from the house by Ella along with her husband and daughters. Enraged, George attacks Ella but is stopped by Abdul and the other children long enough for him to see how his actions have turned his entire family against him, and leaves the household in shame to seek solace in his shop. In the aftermath, George and Ella make amends over tea while the kids play in the street. Cast Om Puri – Zahir "George" Khan Linda Bassett – Ella Khan Ian Aspinall – Nazir "Nigel" Khan Raji James – Abdul "Arthur" Khan Jimi Mistry – Tariq "Tony" Khan Emil Marwa – Maneer "Gandhi" Khan Chris Bisson – Saleem "Picasso" Khan Archie Panjabi – Meenah Khan Jordan Routledge – Sajid "Spaz" Khan Emma Rydal – Stella Moorhouse John Bardon – Mr. Moorhouse Gary Damer – Earnest "Pongo" Moorhouse Ruth Jones – Peggy Madhav Sharma – Mr Shah Lesley Nicol – Auntie Annie Reception The film received positive reviews, scoring 78% on Rotten Tomatoes with twenty-five positive and seven negative reviews. Box office The film was a major box office success.