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4. How Saleem Achieved Purity

Episode 4 of 5

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Nikesh Patel.

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever.

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

The fourth of five omnibuses.

Saleem ...... Nikesh Patel
Jamila ...... Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem ...... Zain Syed
Young Jamila ...... Misha Shah
Mumtaz ...... Anneika Rose
Ahmed ...... Narinder Samra
Brigadier Iskander ...... Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin ...... Sagar Arya
Ayooba ...... Abhin Galeya
Shaheed ...... Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant ...... Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh ...... Silas Carson
Parvati ...... Aysha Kala
Young Shiva ...... Nael Ameen
Young Parvati ...... Nikita Mehta
Midnight's Child ...... Ahren Chadha
Midnight's Child ...... Shiven Shankar
Midnight's Child ...... Shreya Shah

All other parts were played by:

Sheetal Kapoor, Renu Brindle, Emilio Doorgasingh 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

Fri 29 Oct 2021 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Saleem Nikesh Patel
Jamila Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem Zain Syed
Young Jamila Misha Shah
Mumtaz Anneika Rose
Ahmed Narinder Samra
Brigadier Iskander Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin Sagar Arya
Ayooba Abhin Galeya
Shaheed Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh Silas Carson
Parvati Aysha Kala
Young Shiva Nael Ameen
Young Parvati Nikita Mehta
Midnight's Child Ahren Chadha
Midnight's Child Shiven Shankar
Midnight's Child Shreya Shah
Actor Sheetal Kapoor
Actor Renu Brindle
Actor Emilio Doorgasingh
Author Salman Rushdie
Adaptor Ayeesha Menon
Director Tracey Neale
Director Emma Harding
Producer Tracey Neale
Producer Emma Harding

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Sep 2017 15:00
  • Thu 28 Oct 2021 10:00
  • Thu 28 Oct 2021 15:00
  • Fri 29 Oct 2021 03:00

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