‘The more I make films the more Indian I become about it,’ says Gurinder Chadha of her new Bollywood musical-inspired adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Christmas Karma.

Stuffed to the gills with colourful merriment, all-star casting and an eclectic mash-up of new music and songs from the likes of Nitin Sawhney, Gary Barlow, All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis and Ben Cullum (as well as Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Desi version’ of Wham’s Last Christmas), the acclaimed director has laid out a festive – and unashamedly cheesy – feast for fans.

Having won over audiences with her beloved movie Bend It Like Beckham, writer-director Chadha has also had success with releases like Bride & Prejudice, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and Beecham House, the 2019 TV period drama she co-created.

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