From NetFlix:

Naveen Andrews (TV’s ‘Lost’) stars in this satirical
coming-of-age tale as Karim, a half-English, half-Indian
teenager who struggles to find his own identity while growing
into adulthood in 1970s London. Adapted by Hanif Kureishi from
his Whitbread Award-winning novel, this BAFTA-winning miniseries
also stars Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies) as Karim’s loving
mother, Margaret.

This TV series (2 discs) takes place in the Thatcher-Beatles era and may be a bit dated for you (bell-bottoms anyone ?) This is the last of the films by Hanif Kureishi that I will watch. His writings always ring true and the story is interesting and well-acted. It could stand some editing. There is a surprising amount of explicit sex. NOT FOR CHILDREN. I felt I had to put this film in the “weird” category only because you really have to want to watch an Indian in anti-colored England find himself. For my money, the best of all the Hanif Kureishi films was “My Beautiful Laundrette”.