Andrew Davies

Review Of A Suitable Boy: Is A Magnificent Melodrama

A Suitable Boy(6 episodes) Streaming on Netflix Starring Tabu as Saeeda Bai,Ishaan Khatter as Maan Kapoor,Tanya Maniktala as Lata Mehra Directed by Andrew Davies Rating; **** ½ How does a filmmaker, no matter how gloriously skillful, compress an epic novel into the cinematic format without losing the flavour of the original source-material? Deepa Mehta tried and failed with Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. Mira Nair scores a resounding success with Vikram Seth’s beloved 1993 novel about a young pretty educated girl Lata Mehr | Click Here...