I should had more faith in Andrew Davies. He knows how to condense a 1,349 pages novel into a six part series.
Contrast this to the long form American HBO serials. They spend millions as they really want that Emmy for art direction and costumes. The episodes crawls along at a snail's pace but breath the atmosphere.
Not so here. It is the second episode and Lata's mother soon finds out about Lata's romance with Muslim Kabir and she is not happy about it.
Banished to Calcutta, hopefully not the black hole part. If Lata's story has an element of Pride and Prejudice. Maan's affair with the older courtesan Saeeda Bai has more spice.
Maan's father feels scandalised politically as his rivals find out about his son's nocturnal mingling.
Davies adds some sizzle with the flighty Meenakshi Chatterjee character. She even partakes in a sultry Argentine tango at a party. The party where Lata is introduced to a rising writer Amit Chatterjee.
I do wonder if Amit is based on a young Vikram Seth himself.
Contrast this to the long form American HBO serials. They spend millions as they really want that Emmy for art direction and costumes. The episodes crawls along at a snail's pace but breath the atmosphere.
Not so here. It is the second episode and Lata's mother soon finds out about Lata's romance with Muslim Kabir and she is not happy about it.
Banished to Calcutta, hopefully not the black hole part. If Lata's story has an element of Pride and Prejudice. Maan's affair with the older courtesan Saeeda Bai has more spice.
Maan's father feels scandalised politically as his rivals find out about his son's nocturnal mingling.
Davies adds some sizzle with the flighty Meenakshi Chatterjee character. She even partakes in a sultry Argentine tango at a party. The party where Lata is introduced to a rising writer Amit Chatterjee.
I do wonder if Amit is based on a young Vikram Seth himself.
