Synopsis...
Second Generation cuts to the core of two people's existence. For
underground music label boss Sam Khan (Christopher Simpson
"White Teeth") encountering his childhood sweetheart
Heere Sharma (Parminder Nagra "Bend It Like Beckham")
after years apart is like an electric shock to the brain. Heere is
a runaway from her oppressive family, living with white music
journalist, Jack (Danny Dyer "Human Traffic"), and
trying to pretend her heritage doesn't matter.
But the past has just caught up with her. When Heere meets Sam,
the passion is still there and with it comes trouble. Heere is engaged
to Jack. Estranged from her Dad, Sharma (Om Puri "White
Teeth, East is East") and about to discover what really
happened to her mother. In flight from from the past, in turmoil
about the future the last thing she needs is Sam.
Second Generation is an explosive story about love, family and
identity- set around the tangled relationships of two Indian
families with a deep-rooted, shared history. A vivid romance set
in a vibrant world; the drama travels from South all to Calcutta,
into the curry factories, clubs, bedrooms and kitchens of two very
different generations.
