Farrukh Dhondy (Writer)
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Works
Listen to Britain
This spiritual successor to the 1942 original explores the vibrant yet tumultuous growth of Britishness over the past century. The film gives voices to a new reality of Britain, one that has been formed through the flourishing multiculturalism the country has seen since the original film was made. Academics and artists are interviewed to explore both past and present, and consider what a future Britain may look like.
Release Date2022-05-10
Charactersd Himself
Black and White in Colour
A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992. Interviewees include: Pearl Connor, Thomas Baptiste, Lenny Henry, Norman Beaton, Horace Ové, Carmen Munroe, and Stuart Hall.
Release Date1992-06-27
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
Mastiii 4
Three frustrated husbands seek freedom from their dull marriages. A wild idea promises escape and excitement. But what follows is anything but expected.
Release Date2025-11-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count13
Tandoori Nights
Tandoori Nights is a Channel 4 sitcom broadcast in two six-episode series from 1985 to 1987. The programme focuses on the rivalry between two Indian restaurants in East London: The Jewel in the Crown and The Far Pavilions.
Release Date1985-07-04
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count3
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.
Release Date2005-08-12
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count71
No Problem!
No Problem! is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran from 1983 to 1985, created by the Black Theatre Co-operative. The show was written by Farrukh Dhondy and Mustapha Matura. 27 episodes were broadcast of the programme which focused on a family of Jamaican heritage, the Powells, living in a council house in Willesden Green, London. It was voted Britain's 100th best sitcom in a poll carried out by the BBC.
Release Date1983-01-07
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count1
King of the Ghetto
An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run-down area of London's east end.
Release Date1986-05-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Take 3 Girls
Release Date2006-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Kisna
The film is set in the India of the tumultuous 1930's when nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British to quit. At this time, a young Indian, Kisna befriends and then shields a British girl Katherine, from an enraged mob of nationalists including Kisna's own uncle and brother. Katherine is the young daughter of a ruthless British collector. Kisna takes it upon himself to escort Katherine to the safety of the British High Commission in New Delhi, who will arrange for her to board a ship home. A tender attraction develops between Kisna and Katherine during the journey, a love story that is torn between 'Karma' (the noble deed) and 'Dharma' (the duty). Laxmi, the Indian girl Kisna is engaged to, forms the third point in an emotional triangle involving the Indo-British romantic pair
Release Date2005-01-21
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count12
Red Mercury
Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The police have been alerted and they are under suspicion.
Release Date2005-05-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
American Daylight
A young Indian woman works as an operator for a US bank that outsourced its call center to India. The bank's young local manager becomes interested in her and offers her to help him game the system and make some real money.
Release Date2006-08-22
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
King of the Ghetto
An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's east end
Release Date1986-05-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
The Interview: Night of 26/11
A veteran war correspondent finds himself drawn into an actress`s intriguing world. Is she for real or is she a better actress than he thinks she is?
Release Date2021-08-27
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
To Turn a Blind Eye
Written by Farrukh Dhondy. Blind Mr. Homersham lives alone with no one to care for him, but then he meets young Jamshyd. Being blind Mr. Homesham does not know or care that Jamshyd is Asian, until his son introduces prejudice into the relationship.
Release Date1982-04-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The Path of Zarathustra
A young Parsi woman's quest exploring the mysteries of a magical book which contains the essence of the message of the first prophet and addresses the concerns of her dwindling community.
Release Date2015-09-04
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter