This young Bangledeshi woman looks like the Indian version of J Lo, in a story where lovely, Nazneem (Tannishtha Chatterjee) is shipped off to marry a man in London and reside on Brick Lane, circa 1980, leaving behind her sister and her home. We never see the sister again, but they correspond through heart-breaking letters (think “The Color Purple”) as Nazneem struggles with being the beauty in a loveless marriage to the beast. While Nazneem never expresses any emotion through much of the film, she somehow lives vicariously through the sister’s words, and eventually becomes friends with Karim (Christopher Simpson) where all kinds of worldly explorations might be possible. But it’s her overweight and homely, Muslim husband (Satish Kaushik) who offers a smile and lives in his delusional world, providing some sincere belly laughs from the audience. For those who loved last year’s fabulous “Namesake” this would be the generic equivalent. Three tiaras
