Blinded by the light film review
1. Title: Blinded by the light Director: Gurinder Chadha Year of release: 1976 Background info: It is based on Manzoor's 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll . Set in the town of Luton in 1987 Britain, the film tells the coming-of-age story of Javed, a British-Pakistani Muslim teenager whose life is changed after he discovers the music of Springsteen. Key cast members: Viveik Kalra as Javed Khan. Kulvinder Ghir as Malik Khan, Javed's father. Meera Ganatra as Noor Khan, Javed's mother. Nell Williams as Eliza. Jeff Mirza as Mr Shah. Aaron Phagura as Roops. Dean-Charles Chapman as Matt. Nikita Mehta as Shazia Khan, Javed's sister 2. In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen . In 1987 Britain, Javed Khan is a British-Pakistani college arts student in Luton in a family with a d