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The courtesan is iconic part of Indian society...but it was different for me to explore her in new territory: Tabu

The courtesan is iconic part of Indian society...but it was different for me to explore her in new territory: Tabu

Oct 16, 2020, at 06:36 pm

During one of the conversations series organized by the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Geoff Macnaughton of TIFF catches up with Tanishka Maniktala playing Lata, Ishaan Khatter playing Maan, and Tabu playing Saida Bai in the film  ‘A Suitable Boy,’ a primetime presentation recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media. The director of the film, Mira Nair’s six-part drama series is an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s famous novel about a young Indian woman's struggle to create a balance between family duty and personal independence in post-partition India.  IBNS Toronto correspondent Asha Bajaj brings you the excerpts: