‘A Suitable Boy’ - India reaction and previous interviews with actors: Tanya Maniktala, Namit Das, Mikhail Sen and Danesh Razvi, acv reviews, stories (wrap page)

Series dropped on Netflix today and allowed Indian viewers to watch series already screened by the BBC in the UK…

DIRECTOR Mira Nair’s epic TV adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel, ‘A Suitable Boy’ dropped on Netflix earlier today (October 23) and the reaction in India, where it is set, has been mixed.

Firstpost (see link below) found it ultimately fulfilling, thanks to the final episode in a binge watch, but lamented that Nair’s vision wasn’t strong enough and despite strong acting and fine production, episodes and characters didn’t hang together coherently.

Mira Nair in London in March ©BigTalentMedia

Indian Express on the other hand, praised the six-part series for its uplifting vision, fine acting and sumptuous production values – concluding it was worth your time, even if some elements were off track.

Here in the UK, the series screened as a world premiere in July/August and generally opinion was positive.

It is thought the series averaged around three to four million viewers with the BBC stating the first episode (quite probably the most insipid in our humble opinion) garnered 4.6 million.

We thought the series gathered momentum and did win over those who wanted it to do well – for the very first time a prime-time BBC drama had a 100 per cent South Asian origin cast. There were only two British based actors – Mikhail Sen and Shubham Sarif in the series.

That fact did upset some here – especially as it was British taxpayers’ money that made it all possible in the first place.

In many ways for us, the stars were the new talent that has truly emerged – Tanya Maniktala especially.

If you want to know more – watch these below, read our reviews and our interview with Nair in Cannes last year before she had started filming this.

The series remains on BBC i-player for viewers living in the UK (and should be till July 2021 – see link below).

Tanya Maniktala

The Suitable Boys… (Namit Das, Mikhail Sen and Danesh Razvi)

These are re-edited and extended interviews…

Tanya Maniktala (Lata)

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This is a longer edited version of an earlier interview in August when Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy' was screened in the UK…new and extended… @TanyaManiktala #ASuitableBoy #NetflixIndia 'A Suitable Boy' is still available on BBC i-player

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Namit Das talks about his role as 'Haresh Khanna' in the forthcoming Netflix India drama, 'A Suitable Boy' by Mira Nair and first screened on the BBC (UK). This is a longer version of an earlier interview published on ACV Youtube with two of the other 'Suitable Boys' from the series, Mikhail Sen as 'Amit Chatterji' and Danesh Razvi as 'Kabir Durrani'. 'A Suitable Boy' drops on October 23. We will also be publishing our interviews with Sen and Razvi here tomorrow and the day after ahead of the series being available in India for the first time. It remains on BBC i-player in the UK. with thanks to @namitdas #NamitDas #HareshKhanna #ASuitableBoy

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Actor Mikhail Sen plays 'Amit Chatterji' in the coming Netflix serialisation (October 23) of Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy' – which screened on the BBC. This is an edited and extended version of an interview that appeared on acv Youtube with the other 'Suitable Boys' from the TV series and includes interviews with both Namit Das (Haresh Khanna) and Danesh Razvi (Kabir Durrani). You can watch our interview with Tanya Maniktala https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGfhRhVn7hs/ Namit Das https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGkEzxMH02Y/ With thanks to @mikhail.sen #ASuitableBoy #AmitChatterji #MifkhailSen #MiraNair Tomorrow: Danesh Razvi Youtube video: https://youtu.be/2yIuL0dbsIU

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IN THIS our final instalment of interviews with actors who feature in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy series – which drops on Netflix tomorrow (October 23), newcomer Danesh Razvi opens up about his first prominent acting role. He plays ‘Kabir Durrani’ who romances ‘Lata’ (Tanya Maniktala) when they first meet in college – in Nair’s television adaptation of Vikram Seth’s modern classic novel of the same title. The six-part TV series premiered in the UK on BBC One in the primetime Sunday evening slot of 9pm and later played at the Toronto International Film Festival on the final day there (September 20). This is an edited and extended version of an interview that was dropped on www.asianculturevulture.com Youtube channel originally – and which featured 2 other ‘suitable boys’ – characters also romantically involved with Lata. You can see ‘Haresh Khanna’ (Namit Das) and Amit Chatterji (Mikhail Sen) talk about their roles and experiences of making one of the most talked about Indian films in many years. On Instagram acv, you can also see interviews with Tanya Maniktala, Namit Das, Mikhail Sen and see more on the account here and on www.asianculturevulture.com. ‘A Suitable Boy’ remains available on i-player in the UK. With thanks to @ #ASuitableBoy #DaneshRazvi #Kabir #KabirDurrani #HinduMuslim #MuslimHindu #newactor #debut

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