BBC
One
has
dropped
the
trailer
of
Ishaan
Khatter-starrer
drama
series,
A
Suitable
Boy.
The
next
big-budget
series
from
Andrew
Davies
is
set
to
launch
on
Sunday,
July
26
on
BBC
One
and
I
Player.
Ishaan
also
shared
a
sneak
peek
on
his
Instagram
account
and
wrote,
"A
first
sneak
peak
into
the
world
of
#ASuitableBoy
?
@bbc:
Love
will
push
you
beyond
your
boundaries.
Based
on
the
best-selling
novel,
A
Suitable
Boy
starts
26th
July
on
BBC
One
and
@BBCiPlayer."
The
trailer
shows
Lata
(newcomer
Tanya
Maniktala)
rebelling
against
her
family
for
love
in
a
newly
independent
India.
She
can
be
seen
rejecting
her
mother's
attempts
to
find
her
"a
suitable
boy" to
marry.
On
the
other
hand,
Ishaan's
character
Maan
can
be
seen
romancing
Tabu
as
Saaeda
Bai
while
his
politician
father
disapproves
of
his
love.
Based
on
a
book
of
the
same
name
by
Vikram
Seth,
the
six-part
series
will
follow
a
spirited
university
student
Lata
in
India
circa
1951
as
the
country
gets
accustomed
to
its
new-found
independence.
While
on
the
other
hand,
Maan
struggles
to
make
his
politician
father
proud.
According
to
BBC,
the
show
will
be
a
"panoramic
tale
charting
the
fortunes
of
four
large
families
and
exploring
India
and
its
rich
and
varied
culture
at
a
crucial
point
in
its
history."
Earlier,
while
talking
about
the
drama
series
Davies
said,
"I
am
truly
thrilled
to
be
chosen
by
Vikram
Seth
to
adapt
his
masterpiece
A
Suitable
Boy
for
the
screen.
It's
a
charming,
almost
Austenesque
story,
with
a
delightfully
relatable
heroine,
set
against
the
turbulent
background
of
India
in
the
years
following
Partition.
It
has
been
a
total
joy
to
work
on,
and
I
hope
that
audiences
will
love
it
as
much
as
I
do."
Produced
by
Lookout
Point,
the
series
will
be
distributed
by
BBC
Studios.