British feature film Cash and Curry has won the Special Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Portobello Film Festival 2008 which is Europe's biggest independent film festival. The world premier screening of the film took place at Westbourne Studios was attended by Hollywood actor Joseph Fiennes who said: "It was a pleasure to come along and lend my support. Films like Cash and Curry which have been made on a small budget are what is keeping the British film industry alive".

Cash and Curry was made for a modest £30,000 but attracted a host of star names including actors who have starred in major films like Bend It Like Beckham and TV soap Eastenders. The film is directed by Sarjit Bains who directed the underground cult classic Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003) and stars Ameet Chana (Bend It Like Beckham). Manish Patel (Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees) pops up in a cameo role as the 'Baddest Gangsta in Wembley' aka 'Gabbar Patel'. Other well known faces who feature include Pooja Shah (EastEnders), Ronny Jhutti (Eastenders / Shameless), Lee Latchford-Evans (of Steps pop band fame), Lawrence Stevenson, Dane Logan, Richard Angol (Kidulthood / Camp Xray), Sofia Hayat (finalist of Channel 4's Bollywood Star) and Andrew 'Tiny' Harrison (Trexx and Flipside).

A comedy crime caper with a dark undercurrent, Cash and Curry delivers multicultural mayhem from the streets of London to the tranquil English countryside. Raj (Ameet Chana) is tired of being at the bottom of the food chain. Ambition leads him to steal from the biggest drug lords in London, Gabbar (Manish Patel) and Isaac (Lawrence Stevenson). As ruthless gangsters seek him out, Raj seeks refuge in the countryside…

Director Sarjit Bains said of the Portobello award: "I am absolutely delighted that the film has been given the seal of approval not only by such a prestigious film festival but also by the audience. This film is a little bit different from the British gangster flicks we have seen in the past…".