Ishaan Khatter began his acting career with internationally acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds. Actress Ishaan Khatter will also be seen alongside actress Tabu (Tabu) on the show Mira Nair, based on Vikram Seth’s novel ‘A Suitable Boy’.
‘A Suitable Boy’ tells the story of four families after partition. Tabu has previously starred with Nair in ‘The Namesake’. The film, based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel, was well received by critics. Tabu will be seen in Saeeda Bai’s character in A Suitable Boy. It was broadcast in six parts on BBC.
Khattar will be seen in the role of Man Kapoor, the stubborn son of a leader, on whom Saeeda throws life. Ishaan started his acting career with internationally acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds. He said that working with Nair is an honor for him.
Tabu said that it is a pleasure for me to get work opportunities with Nair once again. He said, “I am very happy that I got an opportunity to work with Meera in” A Suitable Boy “.
Produced by Lookpoint for the BBC, the program is written by British screenwriter Andrew Davis. Lata will play the lead character Tanya Manikatla in the show.
Mira Nair said that she decided to work on ‘A Suitable Boy’ because she believes it is an ‘evergreen’ story. This program will be shown in June 2020.
| A Suitable Boy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Mira Nair |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of series | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mira Nair Vikram Seth Andrew Davies Faith Penhale Laura Lankester Will Johnston Lydia Dean Pilcher Aradhana Seth Mona Qureshi |
| Producer(s) | Lookout Point Aradhana Seth |
| Production company(s) | Lookout Point |
| Distributor | BBC Studios Viniyard Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One Netflix |
| Picture format | 2:1 1080p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | June 2020 |