Brick Lane is a 2007 British drama film directed by Sarah Gavron, at her directorial debut, and adapted from the novel of the same name by the British writer Monica Ali, published in 2003. The screenplay was written by Laura Jones and Abi Morgan. The Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee played the lead role of Nazneen. The film had its first public screening at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States.