Sixth Happiness (1998)
Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with brittle bone disease, which causes him to have never grown beyond four feet tall. The film follows his sexual awakening whilst his family simultaneously disintegrates all around him. An extremely moving drama confronting stereotypes around disability, sexuality and race, featuring a powerhouse performance from Kanga.
Director: Waris Hussein
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Firdaus Kanga as Brit Kotwal |
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Souad Faress as Sera Kotwal |
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Nina Wadia as Dolly Kotwal |
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Khodus Wadia as Sam Kotwal |
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Indira Varma as Amy |
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Ace Bhatti as Cyrus |
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Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal as Jeroo |
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Nisha Nayar as Tina |
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Sabira Merchant as Mme. Maneckshaw |
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Pratima Kazmi as Wagh Baba's assistant / Brothel madam |
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Roger Hammond as Father Ferre |
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Meera Syal as Breathing Generator |
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Dina Chinoy as Musical daughter |
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Vijay Damania as Bank clerk |
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Meral Durlabji as Boy at party |
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Dolly Dotiwalla as Plump wife |
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Goolistan Gandhi as Defarge |
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Aloo Hirjee as Woman at funeral |
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Dilnaz Irani as Daughter in air raid shelter |
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Meher Jehangir as Vera Dinshaw |
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Noshirwan Jehangir as Doctor |
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Mitho Jesia as Woman in air raid shelter |
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Firdausi Jussawala as Plump husband |
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Arun Kanan as Rohit |
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Dharam Khan as Taxi driver |
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Viju Khote as Wagh Baba |
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Nimmi Kumar as Bank assistant |
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Dara Madon as Old Parsee man |
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Zeenia Mirza as Young Tina |
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Brenda Rodrigues as Bank secretary |
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Jaimishi Shivjiani as Young Dolly |
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Zubin Tatna as Dinsu Dinshaw |
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Pervin Wadia as Cheerful mother |
| Crew | James Welland | Cinematography |
| Production | Tatiana Kennedy | Producer |
| Editing | Laurence Méry-Clark | Editor |
| Sound | Dominique Le Gendre | Music |
| Writing | Firdaus Kanga | Writer |
| Directing | Waris Hussein | Director |
| Writing | Firdaus Kanga | Novel |
| Camera | James Welland | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lynne Whiteread | Production Designer |
| Production | Shama Habibullah | Line Producer |
| Production | Frances-Anne Solomon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eliza Mellor | Associate Producer |
| Production | Emma Style | Casting Director |
| Production | Dolly Thakore | Casting Director |
| Production | Iqbal Kidwai | Production Manager |
| Production | Sarah-Jane Wilson | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anna Campeau | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rudabah Nanporia | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sunil Chabra | Location Manager |
| Production | Ranjit Indori | Location Manager |
| Production | Sonia Rai | Production Assistant |
| Production | Radhika Jha | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rajil Sayani | Production Assistant |
| Production | Françoise Bari | Production Runner |
| Production | Fergus Cotter | Production Runner |
| Production | Michael Wood | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Cathy Doubleday | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Paulette Warwick | Script Editor |
| Directing | Julie Edwards | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Connie Boylan | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Batul Malik | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sujata Melmani | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yusuf Mehta | Assistant Director |
| Art | Tom Bowyer | Art Direction |
| Art | Joanna Tague | Set Decoration |
| Art | Suzanne Caplan Merwanji | Set Decoration |
| Art | Chris Browning | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Nayatara Kalgutkar | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Chetana Prabhu | Property Buyer |
| Art | Chetana Prabhu | Set Dresser |
| Art | Suparna Sengupta | Property Master |
| Art | Antoine Colchester | Construction Manager |
| Art | Daniel Dray | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Karen Whiteread | Painter |
| Art | Matt Amos | Painter |
| Art | M. Shakir | Standby Carpenter |
| Art | Ankush Bhirmane | Standby Painter |
| Crew | Alex Chetwind | Carpenter |
| Crew | Ben Pulsford | Carpenter |
| Crew | Stuart Rushbrooke | Carpenter |
| Crew | M. Yakub | Carpenter |
| Camera | Denzil Armour-Brown | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Catherine Derry | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Rohinton Behramshah | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Avijit Mukul Kishore | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Barry Miller | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Raja Khan | Electrician |
| Lighting | Paul Sharp | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jason Lobb | Electrician |
| Lighting | Nizam Khan | Electrician |
| Lighting | Rasool Khan | Electrician |
| Camera | Lucho Zuidema | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amal Allana | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mona Chawla | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Mona Chawla | Researcher |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Yeowell | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Urvashi Bhargava | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beejul Mehta | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacquetta Levon | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacquetta Levon | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex King | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neesha Jhaveri | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeetu | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John Marchbank | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Peter Margrave | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Stewart Henderson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Philip Alton | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Tom Kinnersly | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Aad Wirtz | ADR Editor |
| Production | Christopher Cameron | Production Executive |
| Production | Christopher Collins | Production Executive |
| Crew | Pankaj Pandya | Unit Medic |
| Crew | Emma Chapman | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | John Haynes | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Joss Barratt | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Patrick César | Choreographer |
| Crew | Lynne Page | Choreographer |
| Sound | Tom Ashton | Musician |
| Sound | Clive Bell | Musician |
| Sound | Sian Bell | Musician |
| Sound | Paul Cheneour | Musician |
| Sound | Ralph De Souza | Musician |
| Sound | Sue Harrod | Musician |
| Sound | Dominique Le Gendre | Musician |
| Sound | Jocelyn Pook | Musician |
| Sound | Pandit Sharda Sahai | Musician |
| Sound | Kirsten Spratt | Musician |
| Editing | Mike Fraser | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Steve Masters | Title Designer |
| Crew | David Conroy | Thanks |
| Crew | Gerry Diebel | Thanks |
| Crew | Mike Frazer | Thanks |
| Crew | Petra Fried | Thanks |
| Crew | Mitho Jesia | Thanks |
| Crew | Themi Kanga | Thanks |
| Crew | Stephen Mellor | Thanks |
| Crew | Parsee Panchayat | Thanks |
| Crew | Andy Powell | Thanks |
| Crew | Afonso Reis e Sousa | Thanks |
| Crew | Hilary Tunstall-Behrens | Thanks |
| Crew | Paul Tickell | Thanks |
| Crew | Helen Walker | Thanks |
