My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The story is set in London during the period when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as shown through the complex—and often comical—relationships between members of the Asian and White communities. The plot tackles many polemical issues, such as homosexuality, racism, and Britain's economic and political policy during the 1980s.

Cast:

• Daniel Day Lewis as Johnny
• Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali
• Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali
• Roshan Seth as Hussein Ali
• Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali
• Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali
• Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali
• Richard Graham as Genghis
• Shirley Anne Field as Rachel
• Stephen Marcus as Moose