"Subtitle Rip;" "TheHeLL" "My name is Ashiq Khan." "My friends call me Ash." "To them I'm just another London boy, right?" "Apart from the fact that my parents were born in British-occupied India, and by the time my brother was born, it was a country called Pakistan." "When he turned seven they got on a plane to Britain for a better life and settled in London." "Ten years later, my sister arrived, followed by yours truly." "Mum always tells Dad that we're all still Indians, but my passport tells me I'm British." "Now they've retired to Lahore," "I'm trying to figure out where that leaves me." "(Asian fusion dance music)" "(cheering crowd)" "Shit!" "Er, sorry, I was a bit... a bit busy." "Busy is what I am, putting food on the table and a roof over your head." " Assalamu alaikum." " Waalaikumsalam." " Happy birthday, beta." " Thank you." " Are they settling in back home?" " They send you their regards." "(uncle) Without the parents here, coping OK?" "What's this?" "They've got a camp in the Lake District." " The Lake District?" " Yeah." "Riz, what the fuck do you think this is, Butlin's?" "Listen, I'm telling you, don't get involved with that shit." "Maybe the bros are right." "Maybe this country is a little fucked up." "Yeah?" "I'd rather live in this fucked-up country, thank you very much." "If they don't like it here, they can fuck off back home." " Assalamu alaikum." " Waalaikumsalam." "I need you to get down to the shop." "Bhabi said she wanted me to help her for your party." "Are you deaf?" "I want you to get down to the shop." " Khuda hafiz." " (Riz) Khuda hafiz." "Khuda hafiz, Uncle, see you tonight, Inshallah." "Hey, where are you going?" "("Where Ya From" by Plan B)" "At last, man." "I've been holding this shit in for three hours." "There's your change." "Thank you." "Bye now." "I bought Nadia a new sari for the party." "Says she wants to look her best." "Yeah, nice, man." "Does your brother ever mention me?" " No." " Oh." "Put in a good word for me, will you?" "Next time." "Yeah, sure." "If I get the chance." "I reckon I'm due a pay rise." "Hey, maybe you and I will own our own shops one day, huh?" "Fucking hope not, Salim." "Ash?" "I thought it was you." "How are you?" "I haven't seen you in ages." "I'm good, yeah." "Just..." "Just been at uni and that, you know." " So you're working here now?" " No." "No, I'm just, erm, helping out the guy who runs the shop." " I've known him for most of my life." " Oh, cool." "Well, I've just started working for this great fashion designer." "Shit pay, but I really love it." "A load of us are going to Faze tonight." "You should come." "It would be good to see you there." "Sounds good." "Oh, sorry, yeah." "It's just..." "That's £5.50, please." " Cool." "See you later." " See you later." "Hello." "Hello." "Oops, be careful." "We need to get the drinks in the car." "Salim, let the boy do it." " Give me the takings." " OK." "Drinks, car." "(brother) By the way, you know that you're working tomorrow." "Excuse me." "Hang on for a second." "(traditional Pakistani music plays)" "(radio jingle plays)" "(dj speaks Urdu)" "(music resumes)" "(segues into Ash's modern music)" "(Asian-fusion dance music)" "(remixed song from carjourney)" "Fucking hell!" " Aren't you coming down?" " Yeah, in a minute." " You better sign his card." " For fuck's sake." "Do I have to?" "Come on, Ash, you know you're his favourite brother." "(laughs weakly)" " You're getting quite good at all this." " Yeah, but not good enough." " When are you back at college?" " I don't think I'll go back." "Accountancy, you know..." "Fuck, it's just not me." "You can't just drop out, Ash." " Choose something else." " Like what?" "If you don't, you'll end up in that shop." "Don't even say that, not even as a joke." "You'll make manager by 30." "I'm more likely to burn the fucking place down." "Do something they approve of for a year." "Cos I'm studying I have a place of my own." "Yeah." "You've got your double life all figured out." " I get to live away from here." " What happens after law school?" "(knock on door)" "(woman) Ashiq, Sairah." "Everyone's here." "(brother) 30 years in this miserable country." "I remember the first day when we went to school." "Poor amma dressed me in those awful checked flares and coloured shirts, thinking I'd fit in with the goreh boys." "Little buggers still called me Paki." "But I showed 'em." "Ashiq." "Now the party can really start." "(brother) Glad you could grace us with your presence." "Don't stand there." "Get everyone drinks." "You must tell me everything." "(all greet each other)" "You look stunning." "Beautiful." "How was the honeymoon?" "Excuse me, I'd like to introduce our newly-wed couple." "I don't fucking believe it." "When did Aftab get married?" "A few weeks ago, man." "Her parents own a palace in Karachi or some shit." " The boy's made for life." " Yeah, but he's gay." "She's pretty, though, man." " Hey, Salim." " How you doing?" " Yeah, good." " Nadia." "Oh, go on, go through, please." " Assalamu alaikum." " Waalaikumsalam." " Happy birthday." " Thank you." "Hello." "Come, come." "They tell me you're the new Javed Miandad." " Er, I don't know about that." " What's your batting average?" " Almost 40." " 40." "Do you see how good your cousin is?" "You with your two left feet." "Fucking idiot." "Beautiful sari, Nadia." "I love your necklace." "Where did you get it from?" "Oh, can't remember now." "I think Salim bought it for me." "He has very good taste." "I didn't trust Ahmed to buy even my wedding jewellery." "You know, Zulfi is top of his class in his engineering course." "Ashiq is also doing well in his accountancy course." "He's just completed his second year and he's working part-time in the shops for the holidays." "Such a good boy." "So when you graduate you'll be taking over the family business, huh?" "God forbid." "Yeah." "Well, I'm not sure what I'm doing yet." "I've been thinking and, erm, I might try something different." "If not accountant, you will make a great lawyer or doctor." "(Ahmed) When exactly did you decide this, huh?" "Tell us." "Whatever he does, he'll be working for me." " (phone rings)" " Ah." "Excuse me." "(speaks Urdu)" "Thank you." "(Ash's music plays)" "What are you doing?" " Did I say you could play it?" " Don't get your chaddi in a twist." "(traditional music resumes)" "Hello." "Mm-hmm." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Of course I'm eating, Ma." "OK." " Hello." " Boy." "What's the matter, huh?" "Cat got your tongue?" "Why didn't you try and tell them about your plans?" "Listen, boss, just because they might have gone back, you think you can do whatever you like?" "Uh-uh." "You've got two choices, understand?" "You either finish your course or you come and work for me for a time." "Hanji." "(Sairah) OK." "Bye." "(hip-hop music)" "Yes, brother!" "I'm telling you, man, Amsterdam's gonna be live." "It's my first holiday since school took us to Boulogne." "I don't care, man." "I can have as much wine, women and weed as I want." "Amen, bruv." "I can't wait to get away, man." "Did Zafar tell you that I received this letter" " from my family in Bangladesh?" " Er, no." " I'll read it out if you like." " No, don't do that." "Pass it." "Here." "Them lot just want money and shit." "They've never been interested in us before." "Bunch of cunts, the lot of 'em." "For the pain. (laughs)" "I should never have come to this country." "If you hadn't, you would've never went to that Irish pub, had your first pint of Guinness and you would never have met my mum." " May she rest in peace." " You wouldn't have went to that disco, taken her to that tandoori restaurant and I wouldn't be here." " (chuckles)" " Eat your dinner, Dad." "England is finished." "You boys should get out while you can," " while you are still young." " Really?" "And go where?" "Go home." "It might be your home, but it ain't ours." "(door buzzer)" " At fucking last." " What's up, man?" "Nothing." "I just wanna get smashed off my tits." "(groans)" "(father) Khuda hafiz, beta." "Khuda hafiz." "Night, Dad." "What's going on?" "(drum 'n' bass music plays)" " No, thanks." "I'm driving you lot." " Oi!" " What?" " Riz, give me the keys, man." " Jesus, what's the rush?" " She's gonna be here in a minute." "I told you, her mate likes you." "I put in a good word." "Do you want me to beg?" "I don't want you making a mess in the back seat." "It's not my car." "Her mate is fit." "Once she knows you've got wheels, she's gonna spread her legs." " Imagine that, Riz, a real live woman." " Fuck you!" "Not some baggy old housewife in a chatroom like you're used to." "Key." "That's my boy!" "Good luck to him." "I've had enough women in that car." " Your mum and her friends." " What would you know?" "You ain't got wheels." "Without wheels you won't ride any girl." "It's your dad's." "Sure he's not getting it?" "Fuck you lot, man." "You'd be on a night bus if it weren't for me." "You know I love you, Mandy..." "but it's not gonna work out." " Are you... breaking up with me?" " I don't want to." " It's my family." " What is their problem?" "You know how traditional they are." "Can't we at least spend our last night together?" "You know, Riz's granddad's just died, so we gotta go pay our respects." "Oh..." "I'm sorry." "Yeah, in fact we're pretty late." " There must be a way to be together." " I have racked my brains." "I'll try and think of something." "(Riz) My granddad just got back from Hajj." " (swears)" " Wow, easy, man, that was dark." "Ah, man, that girl was turning into a proper bunny boiler." "She wanted to walk down the street with me, hold my hand and shit like that." "I wasn't feeling that." "That's disgusting." " Jaz, did you ask her about her friend?" " You what?" "I said, did you ask about her friend?" "Oh, yeah, yeah." "No, I forgot." "But I saved you this." " Don't do that!" "You dickhead!" " That's funny, mate." " Throw it out the window." " That's my kids." "Put it on your shoulder." "Show respect." "(all continue to talk)" "(Ash) Aftab, man" "That's some fucked-up shit." " His mum and dad knew." " That's why they got him married." "And he just went along with it?" "It's better if people don't know he's an arse bandit." "Better for who?" "Huh?" "Last time I checked, it's the 21 st century." "For fuck's sake, why can't people be honest about who they are?" "Not an open book with your family." "Have you taken a girlfriend home?" "When's he had a girlfriend more than a day?" "Well, maybe I will bring a girlfriend home one of these days." "Stop chatting shit, man." "You gonna bring her back to Ahmed?" " Bullshit, man." "No fucking way!" " God, man, what if she's a goreh?" "Oh, shut up." "Got any ID?" "(all laugh)" "(Jaz) Come on, let's get some." "(loud dance music)" " Hey." " You alright, man?" "Seen Sairah?" " She'll be here soon." " Nice one." " Ronnie, have you got a minute?" " No, I ain't got time." " What are you doing, man?" "You coming?" " Yeah, yeah, I'm coming." "You alright?" "What's happening, mate?" "Ain't seen you in ages." " So you boys going to Amsterdam?" " Few weeks." "You should come, Jamie, man." "Ah, no, I can't." "Girlfriend's pregnant." " What, that fat girl?" " I didn't know you had a girlfriend." " You must be pissed." " We've only been together a month." "Weren't exactly planned, like." "What, are you pleased or what?" "I don't know, really." "There was all this shit that I want to do, but now I feel like all I'm doing is her shit." "Rare." "You're gonna be a dad." "I can't believe it, man." "Fuck!" "Oh, well, just got to get on with it." "(loud dance music)" " Hi there." " What?" "Erm..." " I like your hair." " Thanks." "Erm, maybe we could go for a coffee some time." "Erm, have you ever been to Brent Cross?" "I've got a BMW, so I could drive you there." "Go away." "(boys laugh)" "(Zaf) What was that?" "You've got problems." "Hard luck, mate." "Alright." "Ash." "Hey!" " You made it." " Yeah, I really like it here." "Maybe we could have a little... dance." " (man) Ash!" " Hey!" "How you doing, man?" "Listen, Ash, you know where I can get some pills?" "Come with me." "OK." "Don't move." "You should be the one on the decks up there, mate." "Yeah?" "You think so?" "If I could spin the way you did at my 21 st, I know what I'd be doing." "I wish it was that simple." "Yes, yes!" " This is my uni mate, Carl." " What's going on, bruv?" "This is Tania." "This is Bella." "Bella, this is my boy, Ash." " Nice to meet you." " Nice meeting you." "We've gotta go to work, but... catch you later." " (Ash) You got a spare one for Carl?" " Mate." " Come." " Cheers, bruv." "You're a star." " (Jaz) Riz." "Where are the keys?" " Why?" " Just give me the fucking keys." " Again?" "Yes, again." "Shut up." "How can you let her carry on like that?" "Like what?" "They're going out." "But he's a kaala." "Riz, just fuck off with that shit." "Hey, man." "I thought you smashed it tonight, really." "You got the crowds rocking." "Thanks, man." "I'm gonna get some drinks, do you want something?" "Just a water, please." "Thanks." "You know what, I'd love to get into DJ-ing one day, you know, and..." "I've been doing, like, some stuff in my bedroom." "I'm not in your league, obviously." " Two Coronas and a water, please." " (Ronnie) Ash." "Every other night in every other club some youth comes up to me with a CD expecting me to listen to it." "To be honest, I can't be fucking arsed." "I ain't got the time." "Know what I'm saying?" "So rather than tell you I'm gonna listen to it," "I'd rather give you some other advice." "This game is like a sea of piranhas." "Stick to what you know." "So, er, you and Ronnie." "Are you serious then?" "Look, on another note, yeah, you know I'm serious about your sister." "She's the one." "But I've not even met the rest of your family." "Yeah." "Erm..." "Listen, Ronnie, I don't think they'd accept someone who wasn't a Muslim." "Cos it's just..." "It's just you could do a lot better than him." "Oi, oi, oi." "This night is nearly done with." "Where we off to next?" "I know where there's a party." "(Jaz laughs)" "Man, I've got one for you." "What do you call an Asian with premature ejaculation?" "Er..." "I don't know." " Ek dumn!" " (all laugh)" "(Ash) Oi." "Whose party is it anyway?" "Kassim, do you remember him?" "The guy from Karachi." "Yeah, I remember him." "It's gonna be all fucking Coca-Cola, kebabs and guzzlers." "No, man, I think it's gonna be full of naked Desi girls in bed wearing hijabs," " waiting to lose their virginity." " Fuck off, man." "You think Desi girls don't put out?" "I've had more Paki pussy than all of you lot." " (Riz) Watch your language." " I can say what I want, I'm half Paki." " Bangladeshis are different from us." " How's that then, dickhead?" "You live on fish and you're fucking short." "I'm not short." "I'm taller than you." "Innit, Ash?" "And fish is what makes me so brainy." "You lot just can't accept the fact that we won the war." "Jai Bangla!" " Man, total Asian when it suits you." " I do what I want." " Hey, Jaz, I've got a joke for you." " Oh, yeah." " What did the yoghurt say to the milk?" " Dunno." "What did the yoghurt say?" "What's up, doode?" "(Jaz) Fucking hell, man!" "(Zaf whistles)" "Are you sure this is the right address?" "Yeah, it's what it says on the text." " (Jaz) Shh." " (women laugh)" "(laughs) I think we're on, boys." "Nice one, Riz." "How the fuck did he hear that?" "(Indian pop music)" "Riz!" "Guys, what's going on?" "(woman) What?" "You've moved in with James?" "(woman 2) Yeah, my father will kill me if he finds out." "(laughter)" "Yasmin?" " Ash." "Oh, shit, is my brother with you?" " No, he's upstairs." "Oh, fuck, he can't know I'm here!" "Have a line, man." "No." "No, I'm good." "No one drinks water in my parties." "This shit is good, man." "Straight from a stash in Karachi." "Baby, come here." "Meet my friend." "(he snorts / sighs)" "You want her?" "Huh?" "It's on me." "Just take her to my room." "(she giggles)" "So, Yasmin... what are you doing here?" "Just trying to have a life like the rest of my friends." " Are you OK?" " Yeah, I'm fine." "Just wanted to go to this gig in Camden tonight." "So I told Mum and Dad I was staying with Afsham to study." "The gig was so good." "Then someone mentioned this house party, so we thought we'd tag along." " How's school going?" " School is shit." "I just wanna do my art." "It's the only time I feel like me, do you know what I mean?" " Yeah." " Do you want to see something?" " Hmm." " I done it myself." " Hey, hey, hey." "What's that?" "!" " Nothing!" "Get off me." "I just hate my fucking life!" " (sobs) I feel like I'm nothing!" " Shh." "Don't be silly." "You're not nothing." "You're a lot of things." " I am." " No, you're not." "Look at me." "Alright?" "Don't worry about what anyone else thinks." "Fuck everyone else." "You just live your life the way that you want to live it." "OK?" "(door opens)" "What the fuck?" "!" "Yas!" "What the fuck are you doing here?" "!" " Look at you." " (Ash) Hey, Riz." " (Yasmin) Let go of me!" " (Ash) Riz, leave it!" "What you doing?" " (Yasmin) Let go of me!" " (Ash) What the fuck are you doing?" "(Ash) Oi!" "(Yasmin) Get..." " What's going on?" " What are you lot looking at?" " Are you OK?" " (Ash) I'll take care of this." " Just get in the lift now." " (Ash) Come on." " Hey." "What the fuck is up with you?" " She's a fucking liar and a whore." "Just calm the fuck down, alright?" "She's not doing anything" " that we didn't do at her age." " It's different." "Why didn't you come and find me?" " What were you doing?" " Nothing." "Just take her home and don't even think about laying a hand on her." "OK?" "Oh, wait, Ash." "Let me introduce you to some girls." "This is Priya, Priyanka and Chamala." "Ladies, this is Ash." "He's a big-time DJ." "Say "Hi, Ash."" "(all) Hey, Ash." "So you're the girl that's secretly moving in with your white boyfriend?" " What the fuck?" " (Priya) Weirdo." "What the fuck, mate?" "What's your problem?" "They're warmed up." "Riz has left with Yasmin." "I'm going to Sairah's." "Zaf!" " Thanks, Kassim, but we've gotta go." " You're leaving?" " I'm gonna come back." " Stay, man." "(Jaz) Yo, yo, wait, wait, wait." "Ash." " What the fuck's the matter with you?" " These people, man." "Huh?" "These people, who?" "What?" "What are you talking about?" "They're your people." "You're the same as them." "So am I." "Everyone is living a big fuck-off lie, Jaz." "That's what we have to do." "It's our lot." "We're born into it." " Yeah?" " Fuck it." "Check you, Hunchback of Notre Dame or some shit." "You've gotta chill out, man." "Seriously." "I know your bro's doing your nut in, but it's..." "It's like you're drowning, innit?" "Just gotta let it slide." "As soon as you stop struggling, it gets easier." "Does it?" "Really?" " My mum showed me a photo." " (laughs) Jaz, come on, now." "She's pretty, man." "You're just..." "You're just stringing her along, right?" "I don't know." "Like I said, she's pretty, mate." "What they giving you?" "House, car, money, what?" " What difference does it make?" " What difference does it make?" "What if you..." "What if you meet someone that you really like, Jaz?" "She don't have to know." "Look at Aftab." "Aftab?" "Now you're the same as Aftab?" "Fucking hell!" " That's not what I'm saying." " Don't touch me." " Don't push me." " You're a hypocrite." " You're a fucking sell-out." " Fuck you, man!" "Dickhead!" "Shut up, man." "Ash!" "Still gonna be out every Friday, mate." "What's your problem?" "(knocks on door)" "Hey, what's up?" " We're on the roof terrace." " (chatter)" " Where did you guys disappear to?" " You don't wanna know." "(phone beeps)" "Fuck's sake, man." "She keeps asking me what time I'm gonna be home." "(music stops)" "(Ash's music plays)" " (Ash) Hey!" "Hey!" " (Sairah) What?" "(Ash) What are you doing?" " It's OK." " It's not." "Yes, it is." "Look." "They seem to like it." "(Bella) You're Zaf's friend, right?" "What's your name again?" "Ash." " I'm Sairah's brother." " Oh, cool." "I've been thinking." "If it makes it easier, why don't I just convert?" "What?" "Look, you know I'm serious about us, right?" "Yeah?" "And I'm prepared to do whatever it takes." "Not now." "Let's just enjoy this dance, yeah?" "(Bella) This music is fantastic." " You..." "You like it?" " Yeah." "Oh." "This is..." "It's my mix." " Really?" " Yeah." "Oh, wow!" "I've never heard anything like it before." "Is that what you call doing some stuff in your bedroom?" "Erm, yeah, yeah." " It's pretty good, you know." " Pretty good?" "It's amazing." "You should play it in the club." "Or maybe you should." "What?" "Why don't you spin before me tomorrow night?" "You serious?" "Making mixes in your bedroom is one thing." "But I want to see how you handle a crowd." "It's a whole different ball game." "If you manage it, we can talk serious business." "You get me?" "Yeah, yeah." "I get you, man." " I swear, I won't let you down." " You better not, bro." "Yeah." "I was just talking to Ronnie." " He wants me to play tomorrow night." " No way." " Yes!" " (both laugh)" "Thanks, sis." "I fucking love you." "How come I've never seen you in the club before?" "I've only been here about a week." "I met Ron in Ibiza last year." "He told me if I was ever in London he'd hook me up." " Is that where you're from, Ibiza?" " No, I'm from Sweden." " But you live in London now?" " For a couple of months." "Then I want to head out Far East." "Bali or Thailand, Vietnam." "Have you ever been?" "Yeah, I've got a private jet in my back garden." "I go all the time." "But I'm hoping to go to Amsterdam for a weekend soon." "I love Amsterdam." "I danced in a club there last year." "There's so many places I wanna see." "You know, so many different countries." "To me, to spend time with the local people and really see what their lives are like..." "To me, that's worth more than money can buy." " Are you OK?" " Yeah." "So where are you from?" "Erm..." "Everywhere and fucking nowhere." "That's a place I haven't heard of." " (glass smashes / laughter)" " Well, maybe..." "Maybe I could show you." " Bella." "I need to go home." " Oh, my God!" "Are you OK?" " Hey, hey." "We were talking..." " Look, I've gotta go." "Bat." " Good luck." " And you." " Hey, chacha, I'm Shahid Afridi." " Yeah?" " And I'm Shoaib Akhtar." " You're Shoaib Akhtar, are you?" "You can bowl as fast as him, huh?" "Come on, kids, off to your mum." "Quick." "What the hell have you been?" "Er, I stayed over at Sairah's." "You could have made a phone call." " Show some decency, please." " It got a bit late." "Come on." "Get your kit out of the car." "Hurry, we've got a match to play." " OK, OK, OK." " (speaks Urdu)" "And, please, clean yourself up." "You stink of cigarettes and bloody alcohol, like a tramp." "Chop, chop, man!" "Come on!" "(woman's voice)" "(man and woman converse)" "It's my body and it's my baby, I'll do whatever I want." "Nadia, please, just for one minute think of what you're saying, please." "(Ahmed) You know I love you." "We could go somewhere." "Leave all this behind us." "Why not?" "!" "You can keep your bloody necklace!" "(Ahmed) Nadia!" "Be careful." "(Ahmed) Come on, come on!" "Quick!" "(man) Good run, Uncle." "(cheering)" "Come on!" "Have another over." "Why not bring Salim on?" "They're making us look like schoolboys." " Not yet." " What do you mean?" "He's our best bowler." "Look, I know what I'm doing, OK?" "Down to fine leg, huh?" "On the boundary." " What?" " On the boundary!" "(splutters)" "It's for the pain." "(Ahmed) Catch it!" "Ash!" "(cheering)" "Bravo!" "Told you I knew what I was doing." "Good catch." " (man) I know." " (man 2) What was that?" "(Ahmed) It's OK, guys." "Seven an over." "It's not that big a deal." "You alright?" "You going out tonight?" "Yeah." "Yeah, of course, man." "Thank you." "You know..." "Ronnie has asked me to play at the club tonight." " Really?" " Yes." " Fucking hell, man, that's sick." " Thanks, man." " Here." " Yes, boy!" "(Jaz) Mm-mm-mm-mm." "(Jaz) Fit-ness!" " Come on." "Did you fucking look at 'em?" " You're a fucking animal." " I'm not!" " Oh, Scully, Scully." "X" " Files, X-Files." "What are you doing?" "!" "If Mohammed won't come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed." " What?" "!" " I'm turning Pakistani." "I've got all the clothes." "I'm learning Urdu." "I even know how to make Peshwari naan." "I got the recipe off the internet." "By the time I'm done, I'll be more Asian than you are." "And then your family will have to accept me." "Assalamu alaikum, Uncle." "Waalaikumsalam, beti." "Er, Mandy, the thing is, yeah, you're a bit late." "My boy here is already engaged." " What do you mean?" " Well..." "As in he's getting married." "You!" "You haram zada!" "Well, man." "Well..." "OK?" "I didn't think she's feeling too well." "(all appeal)" "Yeah." "Looks out to me." "Well played, well played." "Send Ashiq." "(Zaf) Go on, Ash!" "Killing it!" "Yeah, go, go, go, go!" " No!" " (man appeals)" "It's my call!" "You won't win." "You won't win." "Mum, why did Daddy make chacha get out?" "Because he's a dickhead." "(traditional Indian music)" "(dance beat kicks in)" " Me first!" " No, me first!" " (both argue)" " Quiet!" "Upstairs." "(mother) Careful!" "(dance music)" "Hey!" "Come in, come in." "(Ash) Jump, then." "Dance." "(footsteps thudding on ceiling)" "(gasps)" "(music off)" " Come on." " Good kids." "What was the score?" "We..." "We lost by 50-odd runs." "My fault, really." "I shouldn't have run you out." "You know you're not a bad batsman." "All those hours of coaching I used to give you when you were a kid." "Remember?" "I just wanted you to be better than those white boys in your school, so you wouldn't have to feel the way they used to make me feel." "You listened to me." "You did what I told you." "If you listened to me more often, things would be a lot easier for you." "(Ahmed) This isn't a takeaway, you know." "If you're going to eat it, why don't you sit down like a civilised human being?" " Give it back." " She won't eat it." "I might." " I said give it back." " Why should I?" "Because I'm the father and I don't want any backchat from you." "Now give it back." "So, what, huh?" "What are you, a snivelling girl now?" "Why not pick on someone your own size?" " What did you say?" " He's just a little kid." "I have to teach him how to survive." " What?" " You think I should spoil him, so he grows up like you to have no respect for his family?" "Hanging out in sleazy nightclubs?" "You think I don't know?" "I know everything about your filthy life." " I know things, too." " Oh, yeah?" " Like what?" " Stop it, both of you." "Stop it." "Stop it!" "(Zaf) I'm telling you, man, this is gonna be the start of some big shit." "You'll be doing sets all over town." "All them celebrity nightspots, getting us in for nothing." " Let's see how tonight goes." " Then you're going international." "I can see it." "All them massive fuck-off nightclubs in Amsterdam." "Look what that girl from last night sent me." " I loved her." " (Riz) She looks like a whore." "The way I like it." "Talking about whores, what happened with you last night?" " Nothing." "Nothing happened." " How was it?" " I told you, man, I'm not into that." " What are you not into?" "Pussy?" "No, I'm not into prostitutes." "Besides, I only really like Asian girls anyway." "Oh, man!" "The Asian girls around here are fitter than the white girls, but they've got too much attitude, innit?" "They get a couple of A-levels and think they're Stephen Hawking." "Is that why you're going for the girl from back home?" " (Zaf) What girl?" " His mum and dad have found" " a little wifey for him." " What?" "You can't let 'em do that." "What if she's deaf and dumb?" " (Riz) They wouldn't let him." " That's the kind of shit they do." "She's not deaf and dumb." "She'll do what I want." " I bet she can't speak English." " She's more educated than you." " Don't think so." " I do." "It's his mixed blood." "It's fucking with his thinking." "My mixed blood is what makes me so buff, innit?" "Means I get to use my dick once in a while." " Unlike some people I could mention." " (phone rings)" "What's going on, Dad?" "What?" "Alright." "Alright." "Well, I'll be home in a minute, alright?" "Alright." "Bye." "What's up, man?" "He's lost his tablets." "Can't find them." "Just drop me off down the road and I'll meet you lot at the club." "See you later." "I'm starving." "I'm getting a kebab." "Do you want anything?" " Is it halal?" " Huh?" " The kebab, is it halal?" " How the fuck should I know?" "(siren)" "(Riz) Fuck!" " Alright, sir." " Mm-hmm." " It's your car, is it?" " No, it's my dad's." " I see." "Got a licence?" " Yeah." " Have we done something wrong?" " I'm talking to your friend." "Right." "Logbook, insurance, any of that?" " It's all at home." " Step out the car, please, boys." " You're fucking kidding me." " Stand up there on the pavement for me." "Sierra Oscar 187." "(officer) Yeah, vehicle check, please." "You've been somewhere good tonight, have you, chaps?" "I'm gonna be issuing you with a producer." " Yeah." "OK." " No, not OK." "What has he done?" "Whoa, what's up?" "Is everything alright, Officer?" " Take a look at the car." " Do you know what you're looking for?" "I might take a look in the boot as well." "Why don't me and you have a look." "No, don't, Riz." "Don't take him to look in the boot." "It's bullshit." " No, oi." "Fuck that." "They have no right." " Shut up, man." "Go on, Riz." "It's alright." " Sarge." " Yeah?" "Camping in the Lake District?" "Sounds like fun, doesn't it." "Alright, Mr Nassar." "I'm afraid you're gonna have to accompany us to the station for further questioning." "Don't worry, Riz, we'll meet you down there." "Couldn't just keep your mouth shut?" " Me?" "Riz is the fucking terrorist." " They wanted to give him a producer." "Just trying to stand up for us." "Fucking Pakis, always sit back and take shit." "They're the fucking police." "What are you going to get?" "You just stood there going, "Yes, sir, can I lick your balls, sir?"" "What do you want me to do, smack a copper?" " Lovely, that, innit?" " You always take the easy way out." " Maybe it's the smart way." " Really?" "That why you're marrying the virgin from the village, because you're so smart?" "You're full of shit." "You're even too scared to stand up to your own parents." " And you're not?" " What?" "I said, "You're not?" You're as bad as me." "In fact, you're worse." "You want the benefits of living at home, but you don't want to play by the rules." " Is that what you think, Jaz?" " Who the fuck do you think you are?" "You think you can be some big-time DJ?" "Fuck that!" "You're the same as us lot!" "Oh, man!" "The thing is..." "The thing is, I want to get married to that girl." "If you were a mate, you'd understand." "You'd be happy for me." " Look me in the eye, Jaz." " (sighs)" "Tell me you're happy about it." "I swear, I won't say another word." " This is bullshit, man." " Look me in the eye." "Come on." "I'm happy I'm getting married." " I'm happy for you, too, alright?" " Alright." "Everything, Mr Nassar." "(door open)" "(phone rings)" "Yo, Zaf." "What?" "Where are you?" "(weakly) I want to go home." "I know, Dad." "Take me home, please!" "Think I need something stronger." "For the pain." "When I was little I never had as much toys and shit as the other kids." "Every Friday... my dad used to buy me a bag of sweets to take to school." "I'd share 'em out, just so the other kids wouldn't pick on me for being poor and that." "He used to go without fags..." "just so we could get the best ones." "It's getting late." "What time you gotta be at the club?" " No, man, I ain't going." "Not now." " What are you talking about?" "No, I'm not leaving you here." "Not like this." "You've gotta go, alright, Ash?" "You've got a chance." "I'm telling you, you've gotta take it." "I'll be alright." "Just go." "Just go, Ash!" "(Zaf sniffles)" "(dance music)" "(Ash) Sorry, man." "I was beginning to think you'd lost your bottle." "Am I too late?" "Warm-up's almost over." "The main slot's about to start." "You think you can handle it for an hour?" "Yeah." "Yeah, yeah, sure." " Shit!" " Why did you leave me, Ash?" " What the fuck happened to you?" " You left me!" "Where's Jaz?" "Have you been drinking?" "Watch the step, Riz." "Give me some more of those pills we had last night." " Where's Jaz?" "Did he bring you here?" " Yeah, I asked him to bring me here." " Well, where the fuck is he?" " (Ronnie) Ash, come on, man." "Come over here." "Sit over here, right." "Get me water." "Drink this." "Stay here." " Where are you going?" " I've got to do this, alright?" "Back soon, OK?" " (Bella) Hey, you made it." " Just about." "Relax, you're gonna be great." "Ready?" "(increases tempo)" " (music cuts out)" " Shit!" "(music resumes)" " Not bad for his first time." " (Sairah) I told you." "(Sairah) This is where he belongs." "What about where you belong?" "(Sairah) It's OK." "I'm gonna tell them about us, Ronnie." "Tomorrow." "You won't be a secret any more." "(Bella) Why aren't you playing your music?" " What?" " Why aren't you playing your music?" " Nah." "They won't go for it." " You have to try, seriously." "(Bella echoes) Believe in yourself, Ash." "(Bella) You have to try, seriously." "Ash." "(Bella echoes) This is your chance." "Do it!" "(Ash's Asian-fusion music plays)" "(cheering)" "See, I told you." "Look at them." "Alright, sexy?" " L-l-I said come here." " Get..." "lost!" "Once you go brown... darling, you never come down." "The next DJ's here." "Let this one play out." "Right, cool." "(dance music plays)" "Hey, Ash." "Got something for you." "Well done." "Thanks, man." "Any time, yeah?" "Listen, I've got another gig after this." "Fancy it?" "Look, meet me back here in ten minutes." "Just come here one sec. (slurs)" " (man) Leave her alone!" " (woman) No!" "Leave him alone!" "Please, don't." "Get off him!" "Riz!" "Riz!" "Fuck!" " Riz, are you OK?" " I'll fucking kill him." " OK, OK, hey, calm down." " Ash, who's this?" " My cousin, Riz." " Who the fuck are you?" "Maybe you should take him home." " What about Ronnie?" " Don't worry, I'll talk to him." "Fuck!" "(Ash) Riz, what the fuck has happened to you, man?" "(Riz) Now you've got time for me." "I told you I'm sorry that I left, OK?" "But I told Jaz to wait." "Besides, I had to go to the hospital for Zaf." "His dad just passed away." "Anyway, man, what happened with the police?" "Police?" "Those fucking harami pigs." "Man!" "Man!" "Should fucking blow them up!" " (taxi driver) Oi." " Sorry, mate." " You want to turn jihadi now, huh?" " So what if I fucking do, huh, Ash?" "What if I fucking do?" "As if you care, man." "Then you're a bigger fuck-up than I thought you were." "(Riz) Tried to fucking hit me." "Tried to fucking hit me!" "That girl was coming on to me, man." "These gorehs, Ash, right, they don't give a fuck about us." " Shh." " And they never have." "Our brown skin is just there." "Once they're done, they spit the pips out." "I just..." "I just..." "I just wanna be part of something, Ash." "Some of us are trying to..." "Has he been drinking?" "(sighs)" "You know, when we were boys of your age, we were already men." "You have all the opportunities we never ever dreamed of." "Hmm." "Then, you should let us take advantage of them." "You're young." "You need guidance." "Perhaps we have spoilt you by giving you everything." "Not everything." "All I ever wanted from my boy, my son, was to be a somebody." "He's doing his best, Uncle." "He's really doing his best." "(chatter / music)" "(doorbell)" "Someone ordered a cab?" " (Bella) Ash." " (Ash) Fuck!" " He's with me." " I'm so sorry." "(Bella) Ash." " Are you sure you're alright?" " Hmm." "(Bella) You were great tonight." "Well, I don't feel so great right now." " Come on, just forget about it." " Forget about it?" "You don't get it." " I can't fucking forget about..." " Shh." "Ash!" "Hey, slow down." "Ash." "(Ahmed) If you listened to me..." " Slow down!" " Who the fuck do you think you are?" " (Ahmed) You have two choices." " (Bella) Stop!" " Blow 'em up!" " Did someone order a cab?" "Get off!" "What the fuck is wrong with you?" "!" "What the fuck?" "!" "Get out!" "(sobs)" " (Zaf) Yeah?" " Yo, it's me." "You reckon they sell Rizla in Bangladesh?" "Yeah, probably, man." "Better to be safe." " You don't have to go, you know." " It's tradition." "Got to bury the body as soon as possible and all that." "Fucking hell, why can't you just bury it here?" "It's what he wanted, Ash." "Lucky I saved a few quid." "I guess Amsterdam is gonna have to wait." " You should still go." " Fuck it, man." "I ain't going anywhere." "Ever." " How was last night?" " It was mad." "Yeah." "The crowd went nuts for my music." "It was wicked." "And then I was with Bella and... (sighs) ...all this shit happened." "I kind of lost it." " I took it out on her, man." " Listen, Ash." "Life's too short." "Sort it out, yeah?" "(doorbell)" "I'm sorry." "Oh!" "Hey." "What are you doing?" "(chuckles)" "I didn't know you could do that." "There's a lot of things you don't know about me." "How did you learn that?" "I've been sketching since I can remember." " I'm an illustrator." " An illustrator?" "Why are you surprised?" "I just thought..." "That I'm some party girl dancing in clubs?" "I dance in clubs because I like it..." "and the money pays for my travels." "Doesn't mean I want to waste my life partying." "You don't know how lucky you are." "Your family understand you and they let you do what you want." "My family?" "Do you mean my mum who's obsessed with my stepdad and my real dad I haven't seen since I was six." "Yeah, they let me do what I want." "At least you have a good family." "They might not be perfect but don't put them down like trash." "You don't understand." "It's..." "It's not the same for us." "It's like they don't really get who you are." "They just see you the way that they want to see you." "So talk to them." "What's stopping you?" "Yeah, you make it sound so easy." "In Sweden we have this expression." "Gräset är alltid grönare på andra sidan." "I'm sorry, what?" ""The grass is always greener on the other side."" " Maybe you think like that." " Maybe." "What's the Swedish for "schizophrenic"?" "Hey." "Come with me." "(hushed chatter)" "Ah, he's finally blessing us with his presence." "This is my friend, Bella." "I've invited her to eat with us." "(Ahmed) I hope everyone's hungry, because my wife has made enough food to feed all the beggars in Lahore." "We mustn't let any of it go to waste." "Hmm?" "Come on, come on." " Bella, Bella, no." " Forget it." "I'm sorry." "I didn't know what to expect, but I really didn't expect that." "If that's what it's like, you're right." "I don't get it." "Let me come with you." "I wanna be alone, OK?" "You should go back in." "I'll see you later." "(laughter)" "(r'n'b music plays)" "Drop me round the corner." "I just need some more time." "Ashiq, you have got some balls." "Keep the gori under your hat for a while, huh?" " So late." " I'm sorry." "Hi." "How could you bring that girl home with you?" "Come on." "Come on, sit down." "(aunt) It's coming, it's coming." "(Ahmed) What is this world coming to, really?" "Hmm?" "This brother of mine thinks he can bring any old rubbish into this house." "Why is it wrong to bring a friend round?" "This is a family lunch." "If he wants to hang out with his kachara friends," "I guess there's not much we can do about it, but please, do it outside my house." "What do you know about my friends?" "I know more than enough about goreh to know that I don't want them here." "But it's OK for them to come to your shop..." "OK, enough." "Come on, let's eat." "All the education he's had." "All the privileges bloody wasted." " I'm not wasting my life." " Really?" "...decides to drop out of college, but at the same time he thinks he's too good to work in the family business." "So please tell us." "Tell us exactly what it is that you want to do." " I've been offered some work." " Oh, Mubarak." " What kind of work?" " To do with my music, DJ-ing." "(laughs) That's very impressive." "(aunt) Everything is going cold." "You don't understand anything, do you?" "I understand this much." "If I'd been given even half your opportunities," "I wouldn't be wasting my time hanging out in disgusting nightclubs, drinking sharab, taking drugs, having sex and God alone knows what else." " Ahmed, please." " OK, that's enough." "It's better to do it in a nightclub than in your own home, isn't it?" "(Sairah) Ash, stop it." "(Ahmed) What are you talking about?" " You know what, you hypocrite." " Ashiq!" "Nadia bhabi is having his baby." "Ya Allah!" "(women scream)" "(Ahmed yells)" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Ashiq." "Are you happy now?" "(yells)" "Don't, Ash." "Please don't go." "Why don't you come with me?" "Huh?" "Fuck all of this." "Fuck all of them." "You're never gonna tell them, are you?" "Huh?" "Don't go, chacha." "It's OK." "Don't worry, I'll see you." "Just go!" "Chacha doesn't care about you." " Ashiq, come inside, let's talk." " No, leave him." "Let him go." "He's a liar!" "(house music)" "(crowd cheers)" "("Everywhere and Nowhere" by Fearless feat Sonna Rele)" "# Light up" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up, up, up" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up, up, up" "# You can never school me about the streets" "# No, man, I was grown here" "# The whole family's trying to get mad at me" "# Cos I didn't wanna listen but I don't care" "# You can't see me I'm everywhere and nowhere" "# This ain't just a film it's reality" "# Cos I'm out here grinding hard" "# Working my arse off for this minimum salary" "# And it drives me straight to insanity" "# I've been around so many places" "# I've seen so much I've seen so many faces" "# Back then it was about Knock Down Ginger" "# Going to school and getting so many chases" "# Nowadays, man get so many cases" "# In music there are so many spaces" "# So many haters, so many racists So many females, so many stages" "# Lights on, lights off Make up your mind" "# Light offs, lights on So hard to find" "# Lights off, lights on So hard to find" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# Don't tell me that you're right here (Right here)" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# Am I losing my mind?" "# You ain't here in reality You're here in my mind" "# If I'm looking round for you All I do is close my eyes" "# Cos I've been through shit that you wouldn't handle" "# Yeah, life is a gamble" "# Five men, hooded up, masks on their face" "# Coming at me from four different angles" "# For that reason, I take the back out Take your whole rack out" "# Did my shit Sitting in a truck house" "# Nowadays I make hits for the TV" "# Do it for myself Them men are too needy" "# How could you be so thick, thick, thick?" "# I could never be a part of the 666" "# What juice I got, I bought from a guy from the hood" "# Some guys make me sick, so sick" "# Just hating all my money cos I make mine" "# I'm on the go I never ever waste time" "# If I'm booked for a show I'm never late" "# Yeah, I love it when the stakes high" "# Lights on, lights off Make up your mind" "# Lights off, lights on So hard to find" "# Lights off, lights on So hard to find" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# Don't tell me that you're right here (Right here)" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# I'm losing my mind" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# Don't tell me that you're right here (Right here)" "# You're everywhere and nowhere (Nowhere)" "# I'm losing my mind" "# You're not here in reality You're here in my mind" "# If I'm looking out for you I swear you're really hard to find" "# If it weren't for the music I would have lost it" "# Getting a signal I would have clocked it" "# How?" "You can tell that I'm on shit" "# I was always on a high but I dropped it" "# Cos right now I'm climbing up But guess what" "# These fricking haters keep piling up" "# There's not enough wising up" "# So if you've been through what I've been through just light it up" "# Light it up Light it up, up, up" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up, up, up" "# Light it up, light it up Light it up, up, up" "# Whoa-oh"