Six Suspects
by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire
Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon
Produced by John Dryden
Broadcast Monday 4 to Friday 15 January 2010 (Woman's Hour Drama)
160/44; 160 MB total; sound quality excellent
Vicky Rai, notorious playboy son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. But at a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered.
The big question in Six Suspects is: who did it? There?s no shortage of suspects. Investigative journalist Arun Advani leads us to the truth of a story that takes listeners on an extraordinary journey into the heart of modern-day India.
Six Suspects was recorded on location on the streets of Mumbai with an Indian cast.
CAST:
Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur
Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala
Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital
Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari
Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel
Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson
Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani
Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai
Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte
Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi
Ritu ...... Ira Dubey
Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal
Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman
Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak
Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani
Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai
Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani
Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan
Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon
Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran
Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh
Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote
Sohrab ...... Caran Arora
Production team:
Line producer in India: Nadir Khan
Assistant director: Toral Shah
Photography: Ameet Mallapur
Script editor: Mike Walker
Sound: Ayush Ahuja
Additional editing: Steve Bond
Music: Sacha Putnam
Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier
A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4
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