2. The Birth of a Nation
Saleem is born at the exact moment of Partition. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Nikesh Patel.
Saleem is born at the exact moment of India's Partition, August 1947.
An ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.
The second 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 and Aysha Kala.
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon.
Directed and produced by Tracey Neale and Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2017.
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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 27 Aug 201715:00BBC Radio 4 FM- Tue 26 Oct 202110:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 26 Oct 202115:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 27 Oct 202103:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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