A Suitable Boy (2020)
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Cast & Crew.
Tabu
Saeeda Bai
Ishaan Khatter
Maan Kapoor
Tanya Maniktala
Lata Mehra
Mahira Kakkar
Rupa Mehra
Rasika Dugal
Savita Kapoor
Shahana Goswami
Meenakshi Mehra
Ram Kapoor
Mahesh Kapoor
Aamir Bashir
Nawab Sahib
Danesh Razvi
Kabir Durrani
Vivek Gomber
Arun Mehra
Gagan Dev Riar
Pran Kapoor
Geeta Agrawal Sharma
Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor
Shubham Saraf
Firoz Ali Khan
Vijay Raaz
Rasheed's Father
Vivaan Shah
Varun Mehra
Shreya Dev Dube
Camera Operator
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Release DateJuly 26, 2020
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
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A Suitable Boy is a British television drama miniseries directed by Mira Nair and adapted by Andrew Davies from Vikram Seth's 1993 novel of the same name. Set in the backdrop of post-independent India, A Suitable Boy follows four linked families in North India, where the story revolves around Mrs. Rupa Mehra who is in search of a suitable husband for her youngest daughter Lata. Meanwhile, the daughter is torn between her duty towards her mother and the idea of romance with her suitors.
The series stars Tanya Maniktala as the main character Lata, with Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Rasika Dugal, Mahira Kakkar, Ram Kapoor, Namit Das, Vivaan Shah, Mikhail Sen, Danesh Rizvi, Shahana Goswami, Ranvir Shorey, Vijay Varma and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in prominent roles, as its storyline features more than 110 characters. It is the first BBC period-drama series to have a non-white cast.
The adaptation of the series was officially announced by Charlotte Moore, the BBC's head of content, in May 2017, with Mira Nair announced as directing the series. The principal shoot of the series took place in September 2019. The series were filmed across Lucknow, as the primary location, and also in Maheshwar and Kanpur. The background music for the series was composed by Alex Heffes and Anoushka Shankar, with Kavita Seth scoring music for the songs. It was photographed by cinematographer Declan Quinn, with Nick Fenton and Tanupriya Sharma, editing the series.
A Suitable Boy was premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One, from 26 July to 24 August 2020. It was globally premiered on the streaming platform Netflix (excluding North America and China), with all six episodes released on 23 October 2020. In the United States and Canada, the series premiered on Acorn TV, on 7 December 2020. The series received a mixed response from critics, who praised the performances of the cast and the settings, but criticised the stereotypical portrayal of India, and the writing and direction.