Cecilia: Is the community coming to terms with its issues and dichotomies of culture through film.

Santhosh: Well, I think the U.K. is doing a better job of it, I think perhaps the British South Asian community is taking more time to understand its issues than the U.S. community and when I say this, I suppose I'm thinking of everyone from Hanif Quereshi to Gurinder Chadha et al.

Thus far, it seems that in the U.S., South Asians are obsessed with either talking about the clash of cultures or spoofing the culture, but not so much interested in showing how that have developed a true culture that is worth taking seriously. That said, the U.K. has a much longer history with South Asia and, in general, a much longer history than the U.S. and so, it makes relative sense that British South Asians are more deliberate that in how they consider their culture...

But, to answer your question, do I think the communities are coming to terms with their issues through film? As for the U.K., I can't say, but for the U.S., I'd give it a resounding "no" for the reason stated in the previous paragraph.