Credits
Shakila Taranum Maan was focused on using a full British crew for her first feature, The Winter of Love (formerly ‘A Quiet Desperation’). She approached the legendary music composer, Kuljit Bhamra, who embraced the project and produced an outstanding musical score. The Director of Photography, Koutaiba Al-Janabi has worked on features in the Middle East, Europe and Britain. Koutaiba brought with him a talented crew along with Matthew Hope who took on the role of Assistant Director. Jules MacDonald’s Sound Design elevated the motion picture to produce a sophisticated emotional landscape that the characters and the town of Southall inhabit.
The use of British Asian actors was a conscious one, with the casting of Shiv Grewal in the lead as Shammi and the talented Dev Sagoo as his elder brother, Paji. Gurpreet Bhatti’s rendition of Preeti is moving and Pravesh Kumar as her doomed lover follows suite. Badi-u-Zaman’s brief role leaves an impression whilst both Shekhar Bassi and Mamta Anand explore the silences of their heart.
Cast | Crew | Post Production | Musicians | Singers | Songs | Thanks to
Shiv Grewal
as Shammi Singh
Gurpreet Bhatti
as Preeti
Dev Sagoo
as Paji
Shakher Bassi
as Banger
Pravesh Kumar
as Anil
Mamta Anand
as Banger’s Wife
Hardeep Singh Mangat
as Sonu Singh
Anita Masih
as Yasim
Badi U Zaman
as Chacha Malli
Surendra Kochar
as Chachi Malli
Manjeet Singh
as Elvis Singh
Suzan Sandhu
as Elvis’s Sidekick
Ruchir Joshi
as the Pimp
Sandeep Singh Bahra
as Sonu’s Friend
George Smith
as the Funeral Director
Nish Nathwani
Thug No 1
Wajid Hussain
Thug No 2
Jaan Chan
Thug No 2
Kuljit Bhamra
Cool Jay DJ
Extras
Sarah Shaw
Nish Hussain
Zac Rashid
Lucy Lebow
Farah Siddiqui
Story by
Shakila Taranum Maan
Screenplay by
Shakila Taranum Maan
Shakher & Shalinder Bassi
Matthew Hope
Directed by
Shakila Taranum Maan
Assistant Director
Matthew Hope
Producers
Manjeet Singh
Shakila Taranum Maan
Associate Producer
Anita McKay
Original Music
Kuljit Bhamra
Sound Design & Mix
Julian MacDonald
Director of Photography
Koutaiba Al-Janabi
Focus Puller
Thomas Theakstone
Camera Operator
Koutaiba Al-Janabi
Gaffer
Paul DeFriepas
Sparks 1
Taimur Shuja Akhtar
Sparks 2
Yves S Barre
Clapper Loader
Edward Ware
Electrician
George Smith
Sound
Daniel Rosen
Boom Operator
Mark Hargreaves
Production Manager
Manjeet Singh
‘Elvis Singh’ Shoot
Camera
Mike Saunders
‘Elvis Singh’ Edit
M. Rashid &Z. Rashid
Editor
Tanya Trohoulia
On-Line Edit for DVD
Tony Allington
Off-line Edit for DVD
Shamim Bhatti
Off-line Technical Support
Saad Chowdhary
Dialogue Editor
Tim Baker
Foley Artists
Claire Mahoney
Melissa Lake
Matt Duncan
Sound Assistant
Sean Byrne
Continuity
Zac Rashid
Wardrobe
Abi Ward
Wardrobe Assistants
Surina Mangat
Harjit Jatana
Makeup
Lucy Lebow
Art Director
Amarjeet Kaur Nandhra
Assistant to Art Director
Dandeep Wariabharaj
Props
Mamta Anand
Locations
Falcon Films
Catering
Omi’s Restaurant
Manjeet Singh
Harjit Jatana
Production Stills
Koutaiba Al-Janabi
Daniel Rosen
Zac Rashid
Post Production Stills
Sarah Booker
Design Consultant
Satpaul Bhamra
Processed at
Bucks Laboratories
Titles & Opticals by
Studio 51
Negative Cut
Mike Fraiser
Sound Design Facilities
Town House Vision
Recording Studios
Red Fort Studios
Telecine
Gold Crest Post Productions
Editing Facilities
The Film Exchange
Editing Facilities for DVD
Fluid Media
Kamal Sabri
Sarangi
Kuljit Bhamra
Percussion, Keyboards,
Programming
Hannah Smith
Berimbao
Lol Gellor
Drum Kit
Heather Cairns
Viola
Kamalbir Singh
Solo Violin, Vocals
Martin Lee Stephenson
Guitar, Electric Bass
David Lagnado
Double Bass
Rock n Roll Guitar
Tony Harris
Jo Oulton
Double Bass
Christoph Bracher
Tombaq
Sukhwinder
Tracy Ray
Shahin Badar
Sonia Panesar
Mitch Binns
Gurmail Singh
“Eid Ayee”
performed by Sukhwinder
courtesy Sharan Entertainments UK
“Joy That You Bring”
performed by Tracy Ray
written by Ray/Lagnado/Bhamra
“Rehgaein Yaaden Yahan”
performed by Kamalbir Singh
written by Kamalbir Singh/Bhamra
“Yaaden”
performed by Sonia Panesar
written by Ray/Lagnado/Bhamra
“Rock Rock Rock”
performed by Moveable Feast
written by Binns / Bhamra
“Leley Mera Dil”
performed by Shahin Badar
written by Timon Singh/Bhamra
“Dholdrums”
performed by Kuljit Bhamra
written by Steele/Bhamra
“Bolian”
Performed by Gurmail Singh
Written by Singh/Bhamra
Radio ‘Cool J ‘ voice
by Kuljit Bhamra
Guitar Loops taken from
Faye Rochel’s Reflections
Soundtrack Recorded and Mixed at
Red Fort Studios, Southall, England.
Sound Premastered by Christoph Bracher
Soundtrack available on Keda Records
We would like to thank the following for their unstinting support:
Our parents
Mr. Abdul Latif Maan & family and Mrs. Jaswant Kaur Mangat & family
All the cast and crew
Mrs. Bains
The producers would like to thank the following individuals and organisations that assisted us during the making of
THE WINTER OF LOVE:
Harry F. Rushton at Bucks Labs
Adrian Waterlow at Panavision
Roger Sapsford at Fuji Film
Roderick Wheeler and Andrew Robinson at Mike Fraser’s Limited
Mike Donnally at Studio 51
Graham Wojakawski and Raju Raymond at Goldcrest Post Production
Shamim Bhatti at RS Videos
Ian Davidson at Virgin Studios, EMI Records
Victor Jameson & Roland Armstrong at Quadrillion
Andy Isaac at The Film Exchange
Nashatar Virdee at Prefect Image Printers
Bradley Pecks at Joes’s Basement
Paul at Lee Lighting
Patrick McEnally at Picture Canning
Shanawar Chaudhry and Abdul Majid Chaudhry of Tandoori Express on Jalebi Junction Southall
Mukesh, Ajay and Bhushan Kharbanda at Omi’s Restaurant Southall
Richard Clark at London Borough of Ealing Council
Southall Funeral Service
KeyPhoto for production stills film stock
Stanley’s
Simon Mallin at De Lane Lee
Eamonn & Min at Minamon
Deanne Edwards
Panavision, Fuji Film
Bucks Labs
Film Exchange
Joe’s Basement
Keda Records
Town House Vision
Filmed entirely on location in Southall, UK.
Shot on Fuji Film colour 35mm Format
Camera and Lenses by Panavision
Falcon Films in association with Taranum Films
Copyright Falcon Films Limited/Taranum Films 2011 All rights reserved
The persons and events portrayed in this production are fictitious. No similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred.
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