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The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

Running Time

1
Seasons

4
Episodes

The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

Name: The Buddha of Suburbia
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1993-11-03

Running Time

1
Seasons

4
Episodes

November 3, 1993
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Plot.

Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.

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Release Date
November 3, 1993

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
4

Running Time
1h

Filming Locations
London, United Kingdom

Genres
Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-09

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The Buddha of Suburbia is a British four-part television serial, directed by Roger Michell, originally broadcast on BBC Two in November 1993. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, the series starred Naveen Andrews as the main character, Karim Amir. Its theme song, as well as other original music for the series, was written and performed by David Bowie (this work also inspired Bowie's related 'soundtrack' album of the same name).

Unable to find distribution in America, the series was given a limited engagement screening at The Public Theater in Manhattan from December 1994 to January 1995.