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A Suitable Boy

  • TV Series
  • 20202020
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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6.1/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
5.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Tanya Maniktala
    • Ishaan Khattar
    • Mahira Kakkar
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    • Ishaan Khattar
    • Mahira Kakkar
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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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    6/10
    Did not do justice to the novel!
    Having read the novel a few months ago, I was quite excited about this series.I watched the first episode as soon as it was released.

    However, from the very first episode I felt everything was quite rushed. How could they possibly do justice to a 1300+ pages long novel in 6 episodes? While the show starred some talented actors such as Tabu and Ishaan Khatter, the actors just couldn't turn the show around. It lacked a lot of character development and a large chunk of the history which was mentioned in the book was simply removed. At the end of the day, I felt this was simply a matchmaking drama. It could have been so much more!
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