A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala are all set for celebration in new still
4 years, 5 months ago

A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala are all set for celebration in new still

Hindustan Times  

A new still from the upcoming BBC One TV series A Suitable Boy found its way to the Internet. The picture shows actors Ishaan Khatter and Tanya Maniktala in a celebratory mode. A Suitable Boy stars Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, Ram Kapoor, Rasika Dugal, Tanya Maniktala among others in prominent roles. The novel, set in post-Independence India, is the story of four families, spread across several months and deals with one character and her quest to find a suitable match for her younger daughter, Lata.

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A Suitable Boy turns 31
8 months, 1 week ago

A Suitable Boy turns 31

Hindustan Times  

In India, the ability to communicate in English amounts to being in on an exclusive secret. In this English-speaking and English-dreaming world, one of the many giants guarding the clouds is Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel, A Suitable Boy. The Imam’s appeals to everyone from the Governor down had fallen on deaf ears… A stay order on the construction of the …

Tanya Maniktala recalls how mom busted her during secret call with guy, elder brother warned him ‘door rehna’
3 years, 5 months ago

Tanya Maniktala recalls how mom busted her during secret call with guy, elder brother warned him ‘door rehna’

Hindustan Times  

Tanya Maniktala, known for playing Lata Mehra in A Suitable Boy, recalled an incident from her school days where she was caught by her mother while making a surreptitious call to a boy. Speaking with Humans of Bombay, Tanya Maniktala said that boys would ‘avoid’ her because of her elder brother but one boy saw her at a birthday party …

Swara Bhasker reacts to outrage over A Suitable Boy kiss, says ‘no right to be offended’ if unaffected by Kathua rape inside a temple
4 years ago

Swara Bhasker reacts to outrage over A Suitable Boy kiss, says ‘no right to be offended’ if unaffected by Kathua rape inside a temple

Hindustan Times  

Swara Bhasker reacted to the outrage over a now-infamous kissing scene in Mira Nair’s miniseries A Suitable Boy. Responding to the backlash faced by streaming giant Netflix and calls to boycott it, Swara wrote on Twitter, “If the actual #Kathua gangrape of an 8 year old child inside a temple didn’t make your blood boil and soul shrivel; you have …

Ishaan Khatter on polarised response to A Suitable Boy starring him opposite Tabu: ‘You learn from it and you move on’
4 years, 1 month ago

Ishaan Khatter on polarised response to A Suitable Boy starring him opposite Tabu: ‘You learn from it and you move on’

Hindustan Times  

Ishaan Khatter is grateful for all the good reviews he has got for his performance in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy. Ishaan’s last film release was Khaali Peeli with Ananya Panday. It is Ishaan’s third film after Dhadak and Beyond The Clouds and his first, typical Bollywood entertainer with a dash of romance, a heavy dose of acting and a …

A Suitable Boy: Suitably nostalgic, suitably Bollywood
4 years, 1 month ago

A Suitable Boy: Suitably nostalgic, suitably Bollywood

Deccan Chronicle  

Cast: Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khattar, Tabu, Mahira Kakkar, Ram Kapoor, Danesh Razvi, Gagandev Riar, Shubham Saraf, Rasika Dugal, Vivek Gomber, Aamir Bashir, Geeta Agarwal Sharma, Shahana Goswami, Namit Das, Vivaan Shah, Mikhail Sen, Vinay Pathak, Joyeeta Dutta, Vijay Varma, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa, Ranvir Shorey, Namit Das Direction: Mira Nair Rating: **** Streaming on Netflix in English and Hindi Can …

Ishaan Khatter and Tanya Maniktala talk about ‘A Suitable Boy’
4 years, 1 month ago

Ishaan Khatter and Tanya Maniktala talk about ‘A Suitable Boy’

The Hindu  

After playing Madhukar in the tale of star-crossed lovers, Dhadak, Ishaan Khatter is again in love with the wrong woman in Mira Nair’s adaptation of A Suitable Boy. “If we let an ‘okay’ slip, Mira- di would holler, ‘Okay’ is not a thing, it is should be ‘alright’!’ She would change from absolutely enjoying the take to being appalled in …

A Suitable Boy Review: BBC web series by Mira Nair is beautiful but bland
4 years, 1 month ago

A Suitable Boy Review: BBC web series by Mira Nair is beautiful but bland

India Today  

Independent India preparing for its first election in 1952 is little different from India preparing for just about any election today, nearly 70 years later. Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy, adapted into a 6-part miniseries by Mira Nair, firmly sticks to this broad canvas, as it paints a familiar familial tale of love, hate and everything in between. WATCH THE …

Streaming Now: As Mirzapur 2 Gets Murkier, Comedy Couple Lightens the Mood this Dussehra Weekend
4 years, 2 months ago

Streaming Now: As Mirzapur 2 Gets Murkier, Comedy Couple Lightens the Mood this Dussehra Weekend

News 18  

The big release this Dussehra weekend is of course Mirzapur 2, one of the most anticipated follow-ups of any Indian web series. The new storyline dives deeper into the murky and rustic world of guns, drugs and lawlessness and traverses through myriad layers of vengeance, conspiracies, romance, drama and the formidable women power in Mirzapur. Popular characters from the first …

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair's marriage of the personal and the political is a patchy road to mild fulfilment
4 years, 2 months ago

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair's marriage of the personal and the political is a patchy road to mild fulfilment

Firstpost  

Language: English, Hindi, Bengali On paper, there could not have been a better duo to adapt Vikram Seth’s sprawling 1993 novel A Suitable Boy than Mira Nair and Andrew Davies. Similarly, the Indian-American director has made her own the various film adaptations of bestsellers like Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake, William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. …

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair’s unsuitable adaptation is partially redeemed by Ishaan Khatter, Tabu
4 years, 2 months ago

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair’s unsuitable adaptation is partially redeemed by Ishaan Khatter, Tabu

Hindustan Times  

A Suitable Boy Directors: Mira Nair, Shimit Amin Cast: Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, Ram Kapoor, Namit Das A Suitable Boy review: Ishaan Khatter as Maan Kapoor and Tabu as Saeeda Bai in Mira Nair’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel. Satisfying whatever cravings you might have had for more episodes of Indian Matchmaking, the BBC’s A Suitable Boy, available on …

A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Ram Kapoor on being part of the adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel
4 years, 2 months ago

A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Ram Kapoor on being part of the adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel

Firstpost  

Based on Viktam Seth’s expansive 1993 novel, A Suitable Boy is set in 1951 and follows the story of Lata Mehra as she resists her mother’s quest for a life partner for her teenage daughter. It was a “no brainer,” say some, while nearly all the actors say working with Nair was on their “bucket list.” Based on Seth’s expansive …

A Suitable Boy Trailer: Fans Find Ishaan Khatter and Tabu’s Chemistry Interesting
4 years, 2 months ago

A Suitable Boy Trailer: Fans Find Ishaan Khatter and Tabu’s Chemistry Interesting

News 18  

Netflix recently launched the trailer for the upcoming limited series, A Suitable Boy. The trailer captures the vibe of a newly independent India as well as Lata’s quest for love perfectly. The next scene showcases the primary conflict of the plot – Lata’s mother’s ambition of finding her a good husband vs Lata’s desire to not get married and make …

Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy' to Premiere on Netflix in October
4 years, 2 months ago

Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy' to Premiere on Netflix in October

News 18  

Mumbai: Streaming platform Netflix on Friday announced that the much-awaited series adaptation of A Suitable Boy from filmmaker Mira Nair will premiere on October 23. An official adaptation of acclaimed author Vikram Seth”s classic novel of the same name, the six-part drama has already aired on BBC in the UK and Ireland. Seth’s novel charts the fortunes of four large …

A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu’s love challenges society in a newly independent India, to release on Oct 23
4 years, 2 months ago

A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu’s love challenges society in a newly independent India, to release on Oct 23

Hindustan Times  

As Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy is set to stream in India, a new trailer of the drama that captures the mood in a newly independent India has been shared on Netflix. A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter romances Tabu in Mira Nair’s series. The show also stars Vinay Pathak, Vijay Varma, Vijay Raaz, Shahana Goswami, Ranvir Shorey, Rasika Dugal, …

Lucknow & its people play suitable characters in Mira’s series!
4 years, 4 months ago

Lucknow & its people play suitable characters in Mira’s series!

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow plays a character in Mira Nair’s newest series ‘A Suitable Boy,’ that was extensively shot in the state capital over the period of four months last year. “Being contacted out of the blues and landing the role of a ‘Sweet Lady’ after auditioning for the book reading scene with actor Mikhail Sen, one of the ‘suitable boys’ was the …

Ishaan Khatter On Working With Tabu: It Was Incredibly Exciting
4 years, 4 months ago

Ishaan Khatter On Working With Tabu: It Was Incredibly Exciting

News 18  

Ishaan Khatter recalls how he felt reassured the very first time he met Tabu that it would be a special experience working with the phenomenal actress. Budding Bollywood star Ishaan co-stars opposite Tabu in Mira Nair's BBC miniseries "A Suitable Boy", based on Vikram Seth's acclaimed novel of the same name. Mira ma'm had told me that it would be …

Ishaan Khatter says the romance between him and Tabu in A Suitable Boy is 'very deep and layered'
4 years, 4 months ago

Ishaan Khatter says the romance between him and Tabu in A Suitable Boy is 'very deep and layered'

Firstpost  

Ishaan Khatter, who plays the role of Maan Kapoor, the wayward son of a politician, in Mira Nair’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel A Suitable Boy, says his character’’s relationship with Tabu’s Saeeda Bai has a “forbidden romance” feel but it is shown in a beautiful and layered manner. Praising co-star Tabu’s ability to seamlessly transform into her characters, Khatter …

A Suitable Boy review round-up: Mira Nair's BBC drama series feels 'uncomfortably old school'
4 years, 4 months ago

A Suitable Boy review round-up: Mira Nair's BBC drama series feels 'uncomfortably old school'

Firstpost  

A Suitable Boy, adapted for screen by Andrew Davies, will soon release in India on Netflix. A Suitable Boy premiered to mixed reviews from critics, who lauded the show for its massive Indian cast and crew, but did point out its stereotypical portrayal of India. Here is a compilation of the reviews so far “For all its good intentions, this …

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair crafts an unsubtle and tedious adaptation
4 years, 4 months ago

A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair crafts an unsubtle and tedious adaptation

Live Mint  

A Suitable Boy, one of the finest novels ever written in the English language, is a test match of a book: endless and structurally mighty, intricate yet digressing, its romance as much in the uneventful as in the unforgettable. The justification from the makers may be that many of the English lines in Seth’s book aren’t actually spoken in English, …

Mira Nair ahead of A Suitable Boy premiere: ‘I just vowed to direct the adaptation of it’
4 years, 4 months ago

Mira Nair ahead of A Suitable Boy premiere: ‘I just vowed to direct the adaptation of it’

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Mira Nair says she always wanted to live in and witness the era of 1950s India, a wish that she is now fulfilling with her upcoming BBC series A Suitable Boy. An official adaptation of acclaimed author Vikram Seth’s classic novel of the same name, A Suitable Boy hits television screens in the UK on Sunday, with a diverse …

It is Massive Yet Intimate Saga, Says Mira Nair Ahead of 'A Suitable Boy' Premiere
4 years, 4 months ago

It is Massive Yet Intimate Saga, Says Mira Nair Ahead of 'A Suitable Boy' Premiere

News 18  

Filmmaker Mira Nair says she always wanted to live in and witness the era of 1950s India, a wish that she is now fulfilling with her upcoming BBC series "A Suitable Boy". An official adaptation of acclaimed author Vikram Seth's classic novel of the same name, "A Suitable Boy" hits television screens in the UK on Sunday, with a diverse …

Ishaan Khatter shares new still from A Suitable Boy with co-stars Geeta Agarwal and Yusuf
4 years, 5 months ago

Ishaan Khatter shares new still from A Suitable Boy with co-stars Geeta Agarwal and Yusuf

India Today  

Ishan Khatter shared a new picture from A Suitable Boy on Instagram. Here's the post: Ishaan also shared a few behind-the-scenes pictures from the sets of A Suitable Boy on his Insta story. Ishaan Khatter handling the camera on the sets of A Suitable Boy. Ishaan Khatter shared a few BTS pics from the sets of A Suitable Boy on …

Working on A Suitable Boy has been an enriching experience: Ishaan Khatter
4 years, 5 months ago

Working on A Suitable Boy has been an enriching experience: Ishaan Khatter

India TV News  

Actor Ishaan Khatter on Saturday said working on Mira Nair's BBC series "A Suitable Boy" has been a great learning experience. His next project is “A Suitable Boy”, an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s sweeping tale of four families set in the post-Partition era. "‘A Suitable Boy' has been an enriching experience and I’m ever so excited for people to see …

A Suitable Boy Trailer: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter's chemistry stands out in this Mira Nair series
4 years, 5 months ago

A Suitable Boy Trailer: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter's chemistry stands out in this Mira Nair series

India TV News  

The much-awaited trailer of A Suitable Boy is now out. The Mira Nair show, adapted from Vikram Seth's much-feted novel of the same name, casts Ishaan as Maan Kapoor, the rebellious son of politician Mahesh Kapoor. Based on the best-selling novel, A Suitable Boy starts 26th July on BBC One and @BBCiPlayer," Ishaan captioned the video. Expressing his excitement about …

A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu are engaged in a forbidden romance. Watch
4 years, 5 months ago

A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu are engaged in a forbidden romance. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The first trailer for BBC One’s A Suitable Boy TV adaptation, directed by Mira Nair, has been released. The series is based on the novel by Vikram Seth, and stars Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, Ram Kapoor, Tanya Maniktala and Rasika Dugal, among others. The one-minute trailer features several romantic scenes involving Ishaan and Tabu’s characters. So I think my tendency is …

A Suitable Boy trailer out: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter's crackling chemistry powers new web series
4 years, 5 months ago

A Suitable Boy trailer out: Tabu and Ishaan Khatter's crackling chemistry powers new web series

India Today  

The first trailer of A Suitable Boy starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu is now out. The series, distributed by BBC, also stars Tanya Maniktala, Rasika Dugal, Savita Kapoor, Randeep Hooda, Shefali Shah, Ram Kapoor and Shahana Goswami, among others, in pivotal roles. WATCH A SUITABLE BOY TRAILER HERE: Sharing the trailer on Instagram, Ishaan Khatter wrote, "A first sneak peak …

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