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In the Studio: Mira Nair: The making of A Suitable Boy

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Mira Nair: the making of A Suitable Boy

04/08/2020 GMT

Mira Nair: The making of A Suitable Boy

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Mira Nair: The making of A Suitable Boy

On location with Indian-American film-maker, Mira Nair.

Mira Nair is one of the world’s great film directors. Born in India, but now a self-called ‘global citizen’, she has spent over 30 years making her mark, from Hollywood to Bollywood, and from the fun and laughter of Monsoon Wedding to the sharp politics of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. 

In the Studio joins Mira on location in the ancient city of Maheshwar, for her biggest and most ambitious project to date - a six-part television series for the BBC, based on Vikram Seth’s epic novel, A Suitable Boy.

The novel encompasses many of the film-maker’s favoured topics - family conflict, the portrayal of India, love, humour, beauty and politics. So when she heard it was being made into a TV series she says, “I threw my sari into the ring…It was something I had to do with every fibre of my creative journey. “

Mira Nair talks exclusively to Ravinder Bawa about her own creative journey - from small town girl, to world famous director – and shows how some of the most evocative and dynamic scenes are put together, with the film crew she uses in almost every film she makes.

Presenter: Ravinder Bawa
Producers: Mohini Patel and Sara Jane Hall
Executive producer: Ella-mai Robey

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