The Boy with the Topknot

The Boy with the Topknot is a 2017 British romantic drama film starring Sacha Dhawan and Joanna Vanderham. The film is based on Sathnam Sanghera's memoir of the same name. The film premiered on BBC. The film is about a Sikh man who brings his English girlfriend home.^[1]

The Boy with the Topknot
Written by	Mick Ford Sathnam Sanghera
Directed by	Lynsey Miller
Starring	Sacha Dhawan Joanna Vanderham
Music by	Natalie Holt
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Nisha Parti
Cinematography	Adam Etherington
Editor	Sarah Brewerton
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Kudos Parti Productions BBC Mancana Productions
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	8 November 2017 (2017-11-08)

Cast

• Sacha Dhawan as Sathnam^[2]
  • Himmut Singh Dhatt as young Sathnam, the boy with the topknot^[3]
• Joanna Vanderham as Laura^[2]
• Deepti Naval as Sathnam's mother^[2]
  • Kiran Sonia Sawar as young Sathnam's mother
• Anupam Kher as Sathnam's father^[2]
  • Sam Otto as young Sathnam's father
• Jaz Deol as Rajah
• Anjli Mohindra as Bindi
• Shaheen Khan as Aunt Sharanjit
  • Manpreet Bambra as young Aunt Sharanjit
• Dinita Gohil as Kiran Chahal
• Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Carol

Release

The Guardian gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "This adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s memoir of growing up Sikh in the 60s is brave and funny ... but romantic additions detract from the love letter to a family".^[3] The Telegraph gave the film the same rating.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Anupam Kher	Nominated	[5]
2018	Diversify TV Excellence Awards	Best Race and Ethnicity Scripted Series	The Boy With The Top Knot	Won	[6]