A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter & Tabu To Star In Mira Nair's Adaptation Of Vikram Seth's Book!
After Majid Majidi's 'Beyond The Clouds' and Shashank Khaitan's 'Dhadak', Ishaan Khatter has bagged his third film, Mira Nair's adaptation of Vikram Seth's book, 'A Suitable Boy'.
After
Majid
Majidi's
'Beyond
The
Clouds'
and
Shashank
Khaitan's
'Dhadak',
Ishaan
Khatter
has
bagged
his
third
film,
Mira
Nair's
adaptation
of
Vikram
Seth's
book,
'A
Suitable
Boy'.
The
actor
will
be
sharing
screen
space
with
Tabu,
who
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
courtesan
Saeeda
Bai.
Newbie
Tanya
Maniktala
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
role
of
Lata.
On
the
other
hand,
'Gully
Boy'
actor
Vijay
Varma
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Rasheed,
tutor
to
Saeeda
Bai's
sister
Tasneem.
Ishaan
took
to
his
Instagram
page
to
make
the
announcement
of
his
new
film
and
wrote,
"Elated
to
announce
that
I'll
be
playing
Maan
Kapoor
in
@pagliji
's
and
@bbcone
's
official
adaptation
of
Vikram
Seth's
'A
Suitable
Boy'.
It's
not
only
my
pleasure
but
an
honour
to
be
working
on
this
illustrious
material
alongside
such
distinguished
artists
and
technicians
led
by
the
indomitable
Mira
Nair.
I
hope
I
can
satisfy
her
vision
and
give
the
global
audience
the
character
they
deserve
in
Maan."
(sic)
Ishaan's
character
Maan
clashes
with
his
politician
father
in
the
story
set
during
1951.
Meanwhile,
Tanya,
who
starred
in
the
web
series
Flames,
was
quoted
as
saying
by
IANS,
"I
have
been
in
a
daze
this
whole
time,
and
all
of
this
still
feels
surreal...
I
am
still
understanding
Lata
and
the
complexities
of
her
reality,
and
I
hope
I
can
deliver,
but
for
now
I
am
focusing
on
enjoying
the
process
and
just
taking
it
one
day
at
a
time."
Speaking
about
adapting
A
Suitable
Boy,
Mira
Nair
was
quoted
as
saying
by
the
news
agency,
"Vikram
tells
the
story
of
a
free
India
and
our
people
with
wit,
clarity
and
love
-
I
am
deeply
honoured
to
be
the
one
bringing
this
intimate,
epic
tale
of
an
unseen
India
to
the
world."
She
added,
"Today,
A
Suitable
Boy
is
timelier
than
ever.
With
a
mix
of
legendary
and
cutting-edge
actors
from
the
subcontinent,
shooting
entirely
on
location
in
palaces,
villages
and
streets
across
northern
India,
we
will
keep
the
history
and
dream
of
an
alternate
India
alive."
On
the
other
hand,
Tabu
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I'm
very
happy
to
be
working
on
A
Suitable
Boy
and
especially
with
Mira.
Having
worked
with
her
on
The
Namesake,
I
look
forward
to
one
more
creatively
charged
experience."
The
six-part
series
will
be
distributed
by
BBC
Studios
and
will
be
shot
across
India
including
in
Lucknow
and
Maheshwar.