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Young Saleem discovers he has the power of telepathy. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Zain Syed.

Young Saleem discovers he has the power of telepathy.

An ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.

The third of five omnibuses.

Saleem ...... Nikesh Patel
Ahmed ...... Narinder Samra
Mumtaz ...... Anneika Rose
Mary ...... Chetna Pandya
Dr Narlikar ...... Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismail ...... Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan ...... Akbar Kurtha
Methwold ...... Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati ...... Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa ...... Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie ...... Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem ...... Zain Syed
Young Jamila ...... Misha Shah
Sonny ...... Ahren Chadha

All other parts were played by:

Maya Sondhi, Deeivya Meir, Sagar Arya, Selva Rasalingam, Renu Brindle, Rina Mahoney, Silas Carson, Aysha Kalai and members of the company.

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon.

Directed and produced by Tracey Neale and Emma Harding.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 2017.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 28 Oct 2021 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Saleem Nikesh Patel
Ahmed Narinder Samra
Mumtaz Anneika Rose
Mary Chetna Pandya
Dr Narlikar Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismail Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan Akbar Kurtha
Methwold Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem Zain Syed
Young Jamila Misha Shah
Sonny Ahren Chadha
Actor Maya Sondhi
Actor Deeivya Meir
Actor Sagar Arya
Actor Selva Rasalingam
Actor Renu Brindle
Actor Rina Mahoney
Actor Silas Carson
Actor Aysha Kala
Author Salman Rushdie
Adaptor Ayeesha Menon
Director Tracey Neale
Director Emma Harding
Producer Tracey Neale
Producer Emma Harding

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Sep 2017 15:00
  • Wed 27 Oct 2021 10:00
  • Wed 27 Oct 2021 15:00
  • Thu 28 Oct 2021 03:00

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