Ruby Films have announced it is to film the adaptation of Monica Ali’s Book, Brick Lane, in the area.  The news was met with consternation from the Bangladeshi community, who have tried to prevent the filming.  Brick Lane follows the life of a Bangladeshi woman sent to London for an arranged marriage.  Many Bangladeshi’s feel that it does not portray them in the greatest of lights and find it insulting.

For those of you that have never been to Brick Lane I urge you to go to see this Bangladeshi community for yourself.  Especially if you are a lover of curry.  There is no better place in London to go to get a Bengal curry.  In a long line there are over 100 restaurants all enticing you in with a rich aroma of Asian cuisine.  The area is a vibrant part of London with many art galleries, designers, bars and clubs.

Brick Lanes takes its name for the Middle Ages when it was a centre of tile and brick manufacturing.  Later it became a popular destination for Huguenot Immigrants who established their silk weaving businesses there.  However from the 1920’s onwards it became the home of Bangladeshi immigrants, many of which were seamen, making it the diverse cultural centre it is today.