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Trishna

Drama based loosely on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The affections of a beautiful young Indian woman are pursued by the son of a rich entrepreneur who gives her a job.

Trishna is a young woman living in a small village in Rajastan. When her father is incapacitated by a road accident, her family look to her to become the main breadwinner. In steps Jay, the son of a rich entrepreneur who, smitten with Trishna's beauty, decides to help her and give her a job at one of his father's hotels. Here, Jay starts to restlessly pursue Trishna's affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

In English and Hindi.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Oct 201701:20
BBC Two except Scotland & Wales

Music Played

  • Kasabian

    Shoot The Runner

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Haq Ali Ali Haq

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Sanson Ki Mala Peh Simroon Bhajan

  • Example

    Kickstarts

  • Portishead

    All Mine

Credits

TrishnaFreida Pinto
JayRiz Ahmed
AnuragAnurag Kashyap
BhaanumathiMeeta Vashisht
Mr SinghRoshan Seth
VijayHarish Khanna
DevshriLeela Madhauram
PratikshaPratiksha Singh
SandeepNeet Mohan
MarcMarc Richardson
SamSam Hastings
KalkiKalki Koechlin
AmitAmit Trivedi
DirectorMichael Winterbottom
WriterMichael Winterbottom
AuthorThomas Hardy

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Sep 201422:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 26 Oct 201500:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Mon 26 Oct 201501:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 1 Oct 201701:20
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales

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