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BBC’s A Suitable Boy rankles ‘love jihad’ conspiracy theorists in India

BJP reaction to depiction of Hindu-Muslim romance adds to recent rows over interfaith marriagesWhen the BBC’s adaptation of Vikram’s Seth’s novel A Suitable Boy recently landed on Indian Netflix it did not take long for the fanfare to turn to controver…

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‘This show is just the start’: inside the BBC’s all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy

It has 110 actors, is based on one of the longest books in English – and it’s the BBC’s first historical drama with no white characters. But some think the series doesn’t go far enough. We take a look behind the scenes‘This is an Indian story,” says Ta…

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