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A Suitable Boy

  • TV Series
  • 2020
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy (2020)
Vikram Seth’s written-world set in 1951 comes to life through Mira Nair’s imagination as Lata (Tanya Maniktala) grapples with just one wish: to choose her own husband. 
Torn between family & her new romance, Lata embarks on a journey full of love & heartache, as three different men try to win her heart.

That’s when Maan Kapoor (Ishaan Khatter) walks in, accompanied by many romantic entanglements.
While India is getting the chance to come of age, will their love, too? Or is everything just too complicated?

Starring a magical ensemble cast featuring Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Ram Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Vijay Varma, Vijay Raaz, Shahana Goswami, Ranvir Shorey, Rasika Dugal, Randeep Hooda, Shubham Saraf, Mikhail Sen, Danesh Razvi,  Mahira Kakkar, Namit Das, Manoj Pahwa, Aamir Bashir, Vivaan Shah: A Suitable Boy is a breathtaking story that’ll tug at your heart-strings and make you feel a love like never before.

Catch A Suitable Boy, a limited series that you just cannot miss, streaming on 23rd October, on Netflix.
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A vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.A vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.A vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.

  • Stars
    • Tanya Maniktala
    • Ishaan Khattar
    • Mahira Kakkar
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    6.1/10
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    • Stars
      • Tanya Maniktala
      • Ishaan Khattar
      • Mahira Kakkar
    • 250User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Tanya Maniktala
    Tanya Maniktala
    • Lata Mehra
    Ishaan Khattar
    Ishaan Khattar
    • Maan Kapoor
    Mahira Kakkar
    Mahira Kakkar
    • Mrs. Rupa Mehra
    Danesh Razvi
    Danesh Razvi
    • Kabir Durrani
    Gagandev Riar
    • Pran Kapoor
    Shubham Saraf
    Shubham Saraf
    • Firoz Ali Khan
    Rasika Dugal
    Rasika Dugal
    • Savita Kapoor
    Vivek Gomber
    Vivek Gomber
    • Arun Mehra
    Geeta Agrawal Sharma
    • Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor
    Ram Kapoor
    Ram Kapoor
    • Mahesh Kapoor
    Tabu
    Tabu
    • Saeeda Bai
    Aamir Bashir
    Aamir Bashir
    • Nawab Sahib
    Shahana Goswami
    Shahana Goswami
    • Meenakshi Mehra
    Yusuf Akhtar
    • Bhaskar Tandon
    Sadaf Jafar
    • Bibbo
    Namit Das
    Namit Das
    • Haresh Khanna
    Vivaan Shah
    Vivaan Shah
    • Varun Mehra
    Mikhail Sen
    Mikhail Sen
    • Amit Chatterji
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      Tabu "blindly" agreed to do A Suitable Boy, since it was directed by Mira Nair.
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      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.152 (2020)

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    9/10
    An antidote to most films or series
    I am incredulous at some of the reviews thus far. Just a reminder to some: this is not a 2020, Americo-European, slick, CGI-laden action film. It is sublimely Indian story, set in 1947, in an ancient almost timeless nation, populated by people who are from a totally different culture. To my mind, having watched three episodes, this series captures all of these. The slowness of the pace, even the slowness of the camera work, reinforces all this. The acting? I found it to be so refreshing, and those reviewers who talk about amateur acting obviously haven't met the originals of the people portrayed in this series (I have: I was born in the 40's and my mother was born in Bangalore three decades earlier: in my life I have know and dealt with just about all of the wonderful 'types' portrayed here). I revelled in the characters with all their quirkiness and idiosyncrasies, and I found them an antidote to the often-crass over-acting that is churned out today. By the way, to those who think that some of the delivery is wooden, here's an insight: people in the 40s did speak much more precisely and grammatically than most do today, and to my somewhat agèd ears the voices in this series are totally authentic for the period. The camera work is divine, as is the music, and combined together they take you out of your drab day-to-day life to a very different world. Not always a nice world, and I am sure that there are some who will be offended by the portrayal of bigotry and intolerance the are woven into the story, but they are undeniable historical truths which are central to the plot. Overall, to those of you locked down in these troubled times, draw the curtains, sit back and lose yourself in this luxurious and beautifully-rendered drama.
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • India
    • Official sites
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      • Netflix
    • Language
      • English
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