Bringing a literary classic to the screen | Behind the Scenes | A Suitable Boy - BBC

[@brendazolli3059]

I became totally absorbed in the movie, which led to not only reading the very long novel, but also exploring other Indian films and books. I discovered Rabindranath Tagore’s wonderful writing. I also found the music very beautiful and haunting in the movie. So all in all I have become much more aware of and educated about Indian culture. Thank you !

[@arobatanmin6267]

if you loved rabindranath Tagore, u can definitely check out Sharatchandra's writing.

[@sidsshadow]

This web series was one of the best things I have seen in long time. If India is She and it ever drops her face veil it will look exactly like the excellent scenes, story and brilliant adaptation of the novel presented in this series. I think most of Indians know a Lata in their lives. The fusion of Galib and Daag shers into music of Anoushka Shankar is mind blowing. After watching this series I started to write poetry again which I had paused from few years. It just touched something inside me.

[@bostonblackie9503]

For those who are not familiar with the novel it revolves around a mother trying to find a husband for her daughter in post- independence, post-partition India, a suitable boy!

[@xero6396]

She looks like how I imagined Lata. With the same spirit.

[@beezlebub9]

With the dark beautiful eyes and hair. She’s lovely.

[@shashwatshankar17]

Exactly. While reading the image I had of lata he embodies that.

[@inkkvibe]

I also imagined her similar to that, clever, pretty, with a strong personality.

[@neeranarayan6525]

Loved every frame of this celluloid adaption of one of my favorite book and I must say the very soul of the book was so well intact through out all 6 episodes..!! I was wondering how it could be possible to do justice, in mere 6 episodes, to so many characters from multiple families, their interwoven lives and chemistry with each other and so much happening around them on social and political canvas of the country at that time..but I must say this mini series is crafted with razor sharpness with every single frame conveying so many facets and layers of story and constructed so beautifully like a painting, with subtlety of poetry..!! I already watched it twice and probably will watch again too, absorbing and observing very many minute details conveying so much about the people, their lives, their relationships, the places, the mood and the history of a new independent India so authentically!! Loved how the first scene starts with Lata eating guava, all by her self living her own moments, engrossed in her own thoughts and dreams and the very last scene also the same way at a different place after a few years..she had grown and moved on toward her own chosen path the same way the newly independent India had moved during that time frame..!!

[@tarshaini1989]

One of my favourite show in Netflix. So well taken n presented.

[@BN-ip3ln]

It really works so far the novel is beautiful and the TV show reflects that. It could have been multiple series though. Glad Mira Nair is as passionate as us fans of the novel.

[@vickinoeske1711]

Haven't seen A Suitable Boy yet as I live in the US, but I did love Monsoon Wedding.

[@aparajitade8366]

Mikhail Sen is a refreshing change from the chocolate boy hero types... hope to see him more!

[@pyschologygeek]

I pray that all of those who are reading this comment them and their family and their loved one stay safe and the whole world

[@tejashreebhat]

Tanya maniktala is full of good vibes💘 !!

[@johnwang1034]

Really hope this will be on Netflix

[@passionforlife7383]

It's not there

[@renutripathi1102]

23 october

[@dampmaky]

"Become a nun" "Haaaaaiii"

[@priyankachowdhury727]

why rasheed's character is ended up like this? I'm thinking over and over again of rasheed and his(yes vijay varma's) eyes.

[@poetrification]

I like A Suitable Boy so far, but I don’t understand why the dialogues & their delivery is not tailored to the way in which Indians speak English. No representation of how language intersects with class. The verbiage is homogenised upper class British English rather than Indian.

[@anhaietaa]

In the 1950s, the Indian English educated class spoke in a hybrid British accent owing to the convent schools, and took a certain pride in doing so. Some sects still continue to speak like this in the present day.

[@shivampatnaik2000]

I hear noticeably Indian accents from all the Indians apart from Mira Nair and Vikram Seth who sound somewhat British (not completely though). The way I speak isn't far removed from how most people in this video speak. Indians use a variety of accents while speaking English. Perhaps you haven't come across anyone who speaks like this in real life. But there are many Indians who do speak like this.

[@sukanthkaushal1380]

U don't know anything. So please don't make effort to put a comment

[@Facts_and_Funny_Talksin_Telugu]

They targeted larger audience beyond indians. Due to that the esense is Missing and it looks artificial

[@noreenahmad9890]

@@anhaietaa yes my grandad had perfect English and I use to be amazed at it

[@apontutul]

Nice series if you are interested in post independence Indian social history

[@arupmondal5760]

Very good series, and Mira Nair's director incredible

[@ahamadfaraz655]

After watching any series forget easily but this series moving in mind every time such a lovely story screen play tragedy music everything are perfect

[@adora_116]

Ishaan khatter is amazing as maan kapoor 👏

[@sharmilamajumdar2248]

waiting to watch it through netflix in INDIA. I LOVE VIKRAM SETH'S NOVEL, AND LOVE MIRA NIAR.

[@arpanakumari45]

One of best series. Loved it.

[@neetayadav8406]

So beautifully pitcherised the characters..

[@Shambhawiv]

Such a pleasure to watch this series.Actors are very talented and make it so real.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

We could do more with more Mira Nair content!

[@Hariharanchrisb]

Though it could ve been lot better in many ways, love it for what it is.

[@maheshganatra6481]

💙 Mira Nair and her films Deepa Mahta....Nandita Das and Gurinder Chadha too....

[@djlondon7956]

You had better do it justice! 😂😍

[@saveUyghurs]

Wasn’t Lata supposed to be darker??

[@charlesoakden6033]

Thank you. This has really been bugging me.

[@ukindian8533]

In most western film the white dude is always a lot darker then in real life, same thing.....

[@baggyjeans45]

Thank you!!! Someone finally said it!

[@rdsingh3981]

@@charlesoakden6033 why?.. it doesn't fit your stereotype developed about India by your media..!! That's a normal skin tone for North India. Some are even more fair skin, me too.

[@charlesoakden6033]

@@rdsingh3981 No. The book mentions this several times. Mrs Mehra bemoans this as one of the 'difficulties' she faces in finding Lata a suitable boy. (I put the word difficulties in apostrophes as Mrs Mehra often plays the victim).

[@sumansadhukhan397]

Doesn't it look artificial when Indian languages make an almost homogeneous appearance in the series? Like why is everyone speaking in English? and if it is to make the series for a larger audience, why the mother of Pran and Mann Kapoor isn't? In the current days of subtitles, it felt a bit outdated while all the non-English/partial English spoken series are creating their mark on their credit in the global audience, for example, Ramy or more commercially appreciated La casa de Papel, Dark etc. 1950s India with almost everyone speaking English all the time felt unconvincing, distracting!

[@shambhavi4292]

It worked for me, somehow. Looked natural while maintaining its fictionality

[@shrutiM.]

Loved the movie! (:

[@eshnagupta9040]

This ended wayyy too quickly T_T

[@21anusha]

"what are you doooing "!!!

[@marafideliz5025]

Lindo ! A muito tempo esperado mesmo , eu li todos os livros de .Malba mesmo ! Todo o encanto vem dai a musica a dança e o tradicionalismo também.tudo na Indie me encanta ! Ate a liberdade dos animais ..maktub! Que seja feita a vontade de Deus na hora certa.

[@coder1163]

It's the best!

[@shaikhshaikh5819]

How to watch this movie

[@nilaypatel849]

it's not movie, if u live in india then Netflix will release it soon

[@SanaKhan-pf7yd]

Apart from Netflix where v can watch the suitable boy

[@Abhinavsrivastava619]

How can I watch in India?

[@Abhinavsrivastava619]

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[@shivamchaudhry4637]

Search mkv_cinema on Telegram, little scrolling will lead you to them🙃

[@nothingtoseehered9734]

OOF its a classic lets rate it boys

[@dampmaky]

Damn i give this a 200000p/10 bbc nailed it again

[@nothingtoseehered9734]

Soo a 20/10

[@sunilflame338]

ishan khatar as a actor in this, this is really funny 🤣

[@shreyajaiswal7104]

awesome series❤️

[@samihahniquat8883]

Am I the only one that thinks that Mira Nair, the director looks like Sima Aunty.

[@aishwarya5608]

😂

[@noreenahmad9890]

😂

[@neetusingh3772]

😂😂yes

[@ravomusic502]

*BBC* 💚💚💚Love your Stuff💚💚💚

[@Nata-Li.]

wow, in English 😯☺️

[@mamamalamut9478]

In India, English is popular, but I prefer dubbed movies.

[@rajajain9673]

When it will release in our country INDIA

[@toggleskey]

Why maan was never good choice for Lata, even though they were good friends?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I apologise but I don’t like how Rupa Mehra plays out n the series. I’m sorry.

[@geetalibhattacharjee8174]

The story line is good, but did the society which shown here of 50s like kissing in public places or the ladies were too bold. I don't think so.

[@ektaarora3738]

Why so many good actors were wasted ?? Randeep Hooda was nothing but a prop.

[@Adam-qu5uk]

Tabu was good

[@rahultiwari-dx8qo]

It shd have been longer

[@aditithakurfilms]

I am sorry..but the book is a piece of my heart for almost forever now...so maybe that's why I can't deal with the liberties Mira has taken while filming and this sadly appears unconvincing to me whatsoever!!!

[@abhikganguly]

I personally second your opinion, although the first two episodes looked really cool but the on third episode it lost the charm and magic the book has :(

[@aditithakurfilms]

@@abhikganguly Exactly.. especially the way the screenplay has disrupted the growth of several important characters , I feel like Mira has made Maan ( Ishaan) look more prominent than he was in the book..and overemphasized his plot with Saeeda Bai( Tabu)...but there is little to see from the other subplots..even Kalpana Gaur is missing!

[@abhikganguly]

@@aditithakurfilms EXACTLY, thank god, somebody else noticed it too, idk why Mira maybe stretched on that Mann (Ishaan) thing so that more people here would look at it, cos a bit of Bollywood will obviously increase the views too...

[@aditithakurfilms]

@@abhikganguly true.. basically it's making it more Bollywood appealing cuz Tanya who plays Lata won't provide for that coverage.. btw..have you read the complete book?

[@abhikganguly]

@@aditithakurfilms yes actually i did and this novel is so vast and encompasses so many generations, reminded me of a lot of Rushdie's Midnight’s Children except Rushdie and Seth are quite opposite of each other literature wise, one is magical realism, while the other one is what actually happened except a bit romanticised.

[@minanandi3283]

❤️

[@theworld5061]

👍🏽

[@farhanmalik-94]

I really liked the story but every indian character speaking English is a big turn off for me.

[@gangotrichattopadhyay9107]

At a point you just notice that this was made for a white audience

[@aditikule2482]

Who wrote this subtitles 🤣😂😁😁.. They wrote UP (uttar pradesh) as you pee.. Oh God.. LOL.. 🤣😂😂😂

[@adarshvarrier]

Auto generated bro

[@HaTer-xs8sh]

Shame the first two episodes have been so rubbish!! The acting is awful!! So over the top. They made it so boring!!

[@antoniocorreiamissionario6488]

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[@breezypaul]

Watching the series now. Very dramatic, dragging and unnatural in many ways. Can't believe that this one is from Mira Nair, who gave us Monsoon wedding