Om Puri is back as the domineering father, George Khan, in West Is West, the sequel to his acclaimed 1999 comedy, East Is East. While George Khan has a tumultuous relationship with his son in both films, Puri tells us how he straddles fatherhood and friendship with his own son, 11-year-old Ishaan, and why a cultural education is as important as an academic one

West Is West is releasing 12 years after the original. Isn't it late?
Yes. But we were not ready with the script. Der aaye durust aaye!


Veteran actor Om Puri returns in the sequel to East is East

Was it easy to slip into the role of George Khan once again?
To refresh my memory (I had a peculiar accent in the film) I took a look at East Is East again. I hadn't copied anyone for the accent; I had created it. Unlike his English wife, George Khan is not a literate person. He has picked up English from her. He imitates her, so Sunday becomes Sonday. But he goofs up with the grammar.