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A Suitable Boy

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

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1951. In newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra is looking towards the future. Her mother Rupa has successfully arranged the marriage of her eldest daughter Savita to Pran Kapoor, a university lecturer. Now Rupa has her sights set on her spirited younger daughter, but Lata wants to make her own way in the world. She isn’t interested in romance. But her resolve is challenged when she starts to fall for a mysterious fellow student, Kabir Durrani. Show less

Contributors

Lata Mehra:
Tanya Maniktala
Rupa Mehra:
Mahira Kakkar
Savita Kapoor:
Rasika Dugal
Pran Kapoor:
Gagan Dev Riar
Kabir Durrani:
Danesh Razvi
Maan Kapoor:
Ishaan Khatter
Saeeda Bai:
Tabu
Mahesh Kapoor:
Ram Kapoor
Producer:
Aradhana Seth
Director:
Mira Nair
Production Company:
Lookout Point

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