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Book-ed for web: Makers of web series take inspiration from bestsellers
By Juhi Chakraborty | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 11:39 AM IST
Mismatched, A Suitable Boy, Bicchoo Ka Khel — quite a few web shows of late have been adaptations of bestsellers. What makes them click better as shows? Industry people give their take.
“I read non-fiction in the mornings for a mental warm-up,” says actor Vivaan Shah
By Karishma Kuenzang | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 08:15 AM IST
The 30-year-old gives us a peek into his life with his cat Rudolph, reading ‘weird fiction’ and being the ‘good son’
Sunday Debate: Mirzapur vs A Suitable Boy
By Priya Malik and Karishma Kuenzang | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 08:53 AM IST
On that blockbuster weekend, what did you watch first? And what that says about you...
A Suitable Boy: Where love is intricate and the personal is political
By Parul Bhandari
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 06:27 PM IST
Nair’s adaptation has captured well how the personal is always political, and has explained well that religion, pride, and intent create an intricate web that is to be traversed in order to find a suitable spouse.
Randeep Hooda shares pictures from A Suitable Boy, Monsoon Wedding to prove Mira Nair’s ‘lustful gaze’ is the same
PUBLISHED ON OCT 24, 2020 05:46 PM IST
Sharing images from A Suitable Boy and Monsoon Wedding, Randeep Hooda said Mira Nair’s lustful gaze is the same even after 20 years.
A Suitable Boy dialect coach defends show’s Indian accents: ‘English wasn’t the first language in the 1950s’
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 03:38 PM IST
A lot is being said about the Indian accents in the BBC’s A Suitable Boy, and the dialect coach who worked on the show has spoken about the brief she got, and why the characters speak in such a peculiar accent.
A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair’s unsuitable adaptation is partially redeemed by Ishaan Khatter, Tabu
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 28, 2020 09:27 AM IST
A Suitable Boy review: An astonishing cast, led by Ishaan Khatter, Tabu and Tanya Maniktala, struggles to make the most of minimal screentime and a mediocre script in Mira Nair’s unsuitable adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel.
Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy to be first-ever TV series to close Toronto Film Fest
By Anirudh Bhattacharyya | Hindustan Times, Toronto
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2020 04:27 PM IST
The screening spans six hours, covering the entire series , with two intermissions for 20-minutes each for those attending in person.
Bright, slow: ‘A Suitable Boy’ draws mixed reviews
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 06:13 PM IST
Starring Tabu, Ishan Khattar and Tanya Maniktala, the drama is directed by Mira Nair. One Twitter user posted a screen-grab of a watch worn by one of the actors, adding: “(That) watch doesn’t exactly look as if it belongs in 1951, does it”.
A Suitable Boy: Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala are all set for celebration in new still
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2020 11:59 AM IST
A new still of the Mira Nair directorial A Suitable Boy featuring Ishaan Khatter and Tanya Maniktala has found its way to the internet. See it here.
A Suitable Boy trailer and travel inspo for our quarantined souls in this week’s WTF
By Team HT Brunch | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 07:12 AM IST
Curating the best of the Internet for your Sunday viewing benefits
Humour: The devil and the deep blue sea
By Rehana Munir | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 08:05 AM IST
The ocean may churn out clichés, but it never stops inspiring awe and wonder
Ishaan Khatter and Tabu’s A Suitable Boy to arrive on Netflix: ‘Love doesn’t recognise borders’
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 16, 2020 11:02 AM IST
Ishaan Khatter’s BBC series Suitable Boy will also be arriving on Netflix. The show is directed by Mira Nair and is based on Vikram Seth’s sweeping tale of four families set in the post-Partition era.
A Suitable Boy trailer: Ishaan Khatter, Tabu are engaged in a forbidden romance. Watch
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 04:16 PM IST
The first trailer for Mira Nair’s TV adaptation of Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy, starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu, has been released. Watch here.
Life Hacks: All you who sleep tonight…
By Charles Assisi | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2020 08:29 AM IST
What happens when our two worlds — home and office — collide?
Lockdown Diaries: Longing for company by Aseem Chhabra
By Aseem Chhabra | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 08, 2020 01:36 PM IST
How will we face the world again, sit fearlessly in large movie theatres and restaurants, and walk amid crowds?
Madhuri Vijay bags Crossword Book Award for novel on Kashmir
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2020 02:10 PM IST
The prestigious award in the jury category is the third major literary prize that the Bengaluru-born, US-based writer has won for her book ‘The Far Field’ which came out last year. Read on to know more...
Ishaan Khatter on how he enters Shahid Kapoor’s house: ‘Remove shoes then go in real quiet, usually you do a headstand’
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2020 01:08 PM IST
During an interaction with Neha Dhupia on her show, No Filter Neha, actor Ishaan Khatter opened up about how he is supposed to behave at Shahid Kapoor’s house.
Winter wardrobe: Snuggle up with sweatshirts
By Etti Bali | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 16, 2019 03:31 PM IST
The season’s hot favourite look is incomplete without a baggy sweatshirt, classic blue denims and boots.
Tabu: ‘Can’t label a role as good or bad, a character’s journey is important’
By Shreya Mukherjee | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2019 05:29 PM IST
Tabu is glad that female actors are getting the fee they demand nowadays, but there is scope for improvement.
There’s more to it than meets the eye
By Navneet Vyasan | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2019 06:22 PM IST
Time and again, post-colonial literature has seen Indian novelists exercise social commentary as an underlying tool to mask their stories
Trend Alert 2019: Here’s how Bollywood stars earn their stripes
By Akshay Kaushal | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2019 04:04 PM IST
Actors sport head-to-toe colour-blocked striped ensembles for their photo-ops and other outings.
Ishaan Khatter joins Mira Nair’s epic BBC adaptaion of A Suitable Boy, says ‘it’s an honour and a pleasure’
By HT Correspondent | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 12, 2019 08:57 PM IST
Ishaan Khatter has joined director Mira Nair’s epic BBC adaptaion of Vikram Seth’s novel, A Suitable Boy.
Author whose verses left an indelible mark
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2019 01:03 PM IST
Vikram Seth: This renowned novelist, poet and travel writer has numerous works to his credit, the main ones being The Golden Gate, a novel in verse and the epic work titled A Suitable Boy.
Ishaan Khatter walks out of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Netflix series Midnight Children due to creative differences: Reports
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2019 01:21 PM IST
After making his film debut with Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds, Ishaan Khatter was last seen in Janhvi Kapoor’s Dhadak.
Gully Boy actor Vijay Varma bags his first international project, to star in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy series
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2019 04:28 PM IST
Gully Boy actor Vijay Varma will now be seen in Mira Nair’s series, A Suitable Boy. It will be an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s famous novel with the same name.
Bollywood makes a clean sweep with floor-grazing pallus
By Akshay Kaushal | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2018 12:43 PM IST
Actors Deepika Padukone, Kajol, Janhvi Kapoor and Anushka Sharma have made appearances wearing sarees with floor-sweeping pallus. The trend has got a nod of approval from style gurus.
Satin is the hottest fabric this season
By Akshay Kaushal | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2018 12:42 PM IST
From Priyanka Chopra to Shamita Shetty, the lush fabric is now seen on them in the form of saris, pantsuits and dresses.
‘Obsession kept me going’: Writer Vikram Seth on 25 years of A Suitable Boy
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2018 06:09 PM IST
As Vikram Seth’s landmark novel, A Suitable Boy, completes 25 years, an exclusive interview with the writer on the book, its much-awaited sequel and his plans for a scheme of books around the two novels, to be called A Bridge of Leaves
Update your reading list with these 5 books that will release in May
By HT Correspondent | Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2018 02:32 PM IST
If you love reading, take a look at these 5 upcoming books by Indian authors. From books about royal women during the Mughal era, to the life of a couple in present-day New Delhi, there’s a lot waiting to be explored.