Bollywood comes to Frome

THE Westway Cinema is hosting a Bollywood Night to celebrate the launch of the Lungi Babas Pop up Cafe.

 The Bollywood film Salaam Bombay! will be shown on Saturday 26th September at The Westway Cinema.  Salaam Bombay! is a 1988 Hindi film directed by Mira Nair. The film chronicles the day-to-day life of children living on the streets of Bombay. The film was among the list of ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ by the New York Times.

There will be food served between 7.30pm-8.30pm and the film begins at 8.30pm. From 10.30pm onwards there will be music by Joy & Harmony after.

Tickets cost £10 and all proceeds will go towards supporting aid groups currently helping refugees in Calais. For more information call 01373 467088.

The Lungi Babas is a new vibrant cafe and children’s space with a laid back, family friendly vibe. Open every Wednesday-Saturday between 12-5pm (also evenings with advance bookings) the café is a place for people and community groups to relax, mingle, eat together, socialise in a family friendly environment and hold events. Most days they will offer up a colourful plate of taste bud-popping, perfectly balanced, South Indian thali.

Owner, Mahesh Sharma is the man behind the food. He said, “I am a man on a mission to help people to eat affordable, healthy, tasty, ethically produced food.

“I have always been passionate about food. Being of South Indian heritage, food is very important to my culture, all of our important rituals and everyday traditions are based around food in some way. If you take a little time to learn how, food can be nourishment, medicine, and pleasure all on one plate.”

The Westway will be hosting the pop up cafe over the next three months. The dates are; Friday 23rd October, Friday 20th November and Friday 18th December and all for two weeks at a time.