Up to date on: Dec 16, 2025 08:10 pm IST
Filmmaker Mira Nair spoke about how her son, the New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was supplied a job in her BBC internet sequence. This is what she stated.
The British tv drama miniseries directed by Mira Nair and tailored by Andrew Davies from Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the identical title, A Appropriate Boy, is understood at this time for starring Tabu and Ishaan Khatter within the lead roles. However Mira informed THR India in an interview that there was a time when she thought-about her son, New York Metropolis Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, for a lead function. Right here’s what she stated.
Mira Nair on providing A Appropriate Boy to Zohran Mamdani
Mira was requested if she may persuade Zohran to behave in considered one of her movies, to which she replied, “No, no. I imply, I actually supplied him the function of the acceptable boy – the primary function in A Appropriate Boy. And once more, like a lot of my issues, if I want an actor to learn reverse an actress or one thing, and if he’s residence, he’s all the time been keen. However for A Appropriate Boy – I actually wished him to play that function. And he didn’t.”
The truth is, Mira says, Zohran even informed her {that a} ‘lot of individuals die’ to get such presents, however he doesn’t. She additionally commented on how he didn’t ‘really feel the necessity’ to be an actor however had the power to ‘truly make pleasure’. “We threw a shirt on him for Queen of Katwe – apart from the music he did – however sure, there’s a shot the place he performs a child of their movie, briefly. In any other case, no. Now there’s no likelihood. He by no means wished to, however I’d like it if he did. I’d like it,” she stated.
About A Appropriate Boy
For the unversed, Ishaan performed Maan Kapoor in A Appropriate Boy, who falls for the older Saeeda Bai, performed by Tabu. The story follows the efforts of a household to discover a ‘appropriate boy’ for Lata Mehra, performed by Tanya Maniktala. Ultimately, Lata finds it in Namit Das’ Haresh Khanna. The storyline options greater than 110 characters and was the primary BBC period-drama sequence to have a non-white forged.
