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A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy

20206.01 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Modernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged marriage in favour of pursuit of love and a politician's son becomes involved in a transgressive affair.

Created by Vikram Seth
Written by Vikram Seth, Andrew Davies
Produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Aradhana Seth
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Tanya Maniktala

Tanya Maniktala

Lata Mehra

Ishaan Khatter

Ishaan Khatter

Maan Kapoor

Tabu

Tabu

Saeeda Bai

Mahira Kakkar

Mahira Kakkar

Rupa Mehra

Rasika Dugal

Rasika Dugal

Savita Kapoor

Shahana Goswami

Shahana Goswami

Meenakshi Mehra

Ram Kapoor

Ram Kapoor

Mahesh Kapoor

Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir

Nawab Sahib

Danesh Razvi

Danesh Razvi

Kabir Durrani

Vivek Gomber

Vivek Gomber

Arun Mehra

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book1950s

About A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy is a drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, 1950s. Created by Vikram Seth, it stars Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khatter, Tabu. Modernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged marriage in favour of pursuit of love and a politician's son becomes involved in a transgressive affair.

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