Season 1 – A Suitable Boy

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12/03/2021 Besides the fact that it is made based on Vikram Seth's A suitable Boy, which makes it interesting to constantly draw on your story recall as you had read it; Mira Nair and all her characters allow you to choose the layer you are comfortable with - from a simple story of three suitable boys vying for the heart Lata - timeless traditional and yet moden. And on other layers, experience the socio political backdrop of 1950s of young india struggling with a myriad of issues - landless farmers and the landlords, elite lifestyles and commoners, rural and urban divides, Muslim and Hindu divides, each character is a complex bundle of identities of that time, a lot of which shaped and continues to shape Indian life even today. Your own sensibilities will find their shallows in this beautifully made series. Lata, Maan and Meenakshi characters are particularly noteworthy. See more 01/16/2021 You don't have to see this unless you are fond of the genre or the director or the location. The setting is striking, no pun. The choices of the filmmaker please the eye. The color, the interior and exterior keep the plot going. Mira Nair, what a director. See more maxx a @Maxxxxx 12/14/2020 bbc trying to tell story that told by non-nepo story makers in india made many times. nothing new in it. but somehow important because of the things happen in the rss ruled north Indian states See more 11/28/2020 Absolutely smitten by Danesh Razvi who played Kabir's role. He was my favourite in this series. Other than that, it's an okayish show. One-time watch. See more 10/23/2020 It was good! I loved it! Mira Nair is really great at her direction. Andrew Davies did an astounding job at adapting a 1,349 paged novel by Vikram Seth. Although, a lot of things were missing in the series, but overall it was well executed as an adaptation. Story wise and pacing wise slow and precise which I really love since it's a period drama. The characters were well done, some of the supporting characters were off putting, especially the performance of Shahana Goswami as Meenakshi, made her character feel very sleazy and sexually promiscuous and also her character's sister Kakoli, was just a pain to watch her sleazy over bearing and over acting Bengali stereotypical elite class rich lady. Randeep Hooda as Billy Irani was just underutilized it was more of an extended cameo performance since a lot was going on in the series with so many characters. Tanya Maniktala as Lata was honest and innocent. Since it's Tanya's 2nd feature web series, she gave her all into this performance. Although I did not get a lot out of her expression wise and feeling wise, it was slightly medium. Those innocent eyes and a warm smile, she brought that sense of charisma in her performance. Her confusion and tough decision making of finding the right man to suit her as her husband was beautifully executed. She has done well overall and I believe she'll grow as an actress. See more Read all reviews

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