4. How Saleem Achieved Purity
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2017.
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| 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 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Thu 28 Oct 2021 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 28 Oct 2021 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 29 Oct 2021 03:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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