A Suitable Boy

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In 1951, in newly independent India, student Lata is torn between family duty and romance.

At the dawn of a new age for India, passionate Lata defies traditions and expectations. Can she choose her own path, her own love, her own future?

At the dawn of a new age for India, passionate Lata defies traditions and expectations. Can she choose her own path, her own love, her own future?

Based on the novel by Vikram Seth.

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Tanya Maniktala

Mahira Kakkar

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Ishaan Khatter

Danesh Razvi

Ram Kapoor

Rasika Dugal

Mikhail Sen

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Lydia Dean Pilcher

Aradhana Seth

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A Suitable Boy: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

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News of Lata’s secret romance reaches her mother.

When news of Lata’s secret romance reaches her mother, Rupa takes action to keep the young lovers apart.

Lata continues to pursue a romantic relationship with Kabir Durrani, though she knows her mother would disapprove of the match. When news reaches Rupa that Lata has been seen with an unsuitable boy, she is furious and takes action to keep the young lovers apart. Removed to Calcutta, Lata’s spirits are low until she attends a party hosted by the sophisticated and eccentric Chatterji family. Meanwhile, Saeeda Bai and Maan’s affair continues, becoming a source of gossip that threatens them both. As Maan’s father rounds on him under growing political pressure, Saeeda Bai takes decisive action of her own.

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