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A Suitable Boy

A vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.

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[in Urdu] My dear Rasheed,
thank you for everything. - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] My dear Rasheed, thank you for everything.

I believe, if you have to do something, - A Suitable Boy

I believe, if you have to do something,

I don't like sitting in the office,
giving orders and expecting miracles. - A Suitable Boy

I don't like sitting in the office, giving orders and e...

When I returned from England, - A Suitable Boy

When I returned from England,

No, I'm only in the tannery
about once a week. - A Suitable Boy

No, I'm only in the tannery about once a week.

You don't work in the tannery, do you?
You are in the office? - A Suitable Boy

You don't work in the tannery, do you? You are in the o...

You should have said before.
I will take you back at once. - A Suitable Boy

You should have said before. I will take you back at once.

Oh, the smell. Of course. - A Suitable Boy

Oh, the smell. Of course.

Haresh, I think we should go now.
Ma is not feeling well. - A Suitable Boy

Haresh, I think we should go now. Ma is not feeling well.

Next comes fatliquoring, samming,
dyeing, setting, drying. - A Suitable Boy

Next comes fatliquoring, samming, dyeing, setting, drying.

This is the upper.
This is what we are working towards. - A Suitable Boy

This is the upper. This is what we are working towards.

But with you by my side,
we can bring your father's dream to life, - A Suitable Boy

But with you by my side, we can bring your father's dre...

I have learnt to be alone
and to understand things. - A Suitable Boy

I have learnt to be alone and to understand things.

[in Urdu] "Dagh Sahib, waiting for you
will be the end of me." - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] "Dagh Sahib, waiting for you will be the end ...

-[Waris] Maan Saab!
-[horn beeps] - A Suitable Boy

-[Waris] Maan Saab! -[horn beeps]

[in Urdu] My father
has been unfair to him. - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] My father has been unfair to him.

[laughs] - A Suitable Boy

I would like to see the factory.
But could I first...? - A Suitable Boy

I would like to see the factory. But could I first...?

But I don't agree with him
that we are controlled by fate. - A Suitable Boy

But I don't agree with him that we are controlled by fa...

So now, I'm looking for someone
with whom I can live a happy married life. - A Suitable Boy

So now, I'm looking for someone with whom I can live a ...

For her family, the fact that
I'm not a Sikh is all that matters. - A Suitable Boy

For her family, the fact that I'm not a Sikh is all tha...

Mrs Mehra, I have told Kalpana,
and I'm sure she's told you, - A Suitable Boy

Mrs Mehra, I have told Kalpana, and I'm sure she's...

I starved and I froze,
but I was determined not to go back. - A Suitable Boy

I starved and I froze, but I was determined not to go back.

My first experience in the shoe business,
and not a pleasant one. - A Suitable Boy

My first experience in the shoe business, and not a pleasant...

In this case, a marriage
was being forced upon me - A Suitable Boy

In this case, a marriage was being forced upon me

I believe a time may come when a man
may have to part company, - A Suitable Boy

I believe a time may come when a man may have to part compan...

-Ah, no, we--
-Yes! We'd be very happy to accept. - A Suitable Boy

-Ah, no, we-- -Yes! We'd be very happy to accept.

Even though Kalpana is leaving, - A Suitable Boy

Even though Kalpana is leaving,

I'm sure I must have seen you before. - A Suitable Boy

I'm sure I must have seen you before.

[Waris in Urdu] Now let him read
in peace. All of you, go now! - A Suitable Boy

[Waris in Urdu] Now let him read in peace. All of you, go no...

[laughter] - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] But the best wife
is one who loves you. - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] But the best wife is one who loves you.

[father in Urdu] Damn your books!
You should look after the family land. - A Suitable Boy

[father in Urdu] Damn your books! You should look after the ...

[bleating and mooing] - A Suitable Boy

[bleating and mooing]

I, The Jury.
And Maan Sahib is judge and jury! - A Suitable Boy

I, The Jury. And Maan Sahib is judge and jury!

Good job I didn't,
or it would have been the finish of me. - A Suitable Boy

Good job I didn't, or it would have been the finish of ...

The whole district is talking about
how you almost half-killed that bastard! - A Suitable Boy

The whole district is talking about how you almost half-kill...

[Raja sighs] - A Suitable Boy

-Good.
-And you, Sahib? - A Suitable Boy

-Good. -And you, Sahib?

-Your sister is well?
-Thank you, yes. - A Suitable Boy

-Your sister is well? -Thank you, yes.

[in Urdu] Mian Mithu,
he's coming to meet me. - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] Mian Mithu, he's coming to meet me.

He's such a nice boy. You'll see. - A Suitable Boy

He's such a nice boy. You'll see.

And this boy is from our community.
Anyway... - A Suitable Boy

And this boy is from our community. Anyway...

If you had told me
the real reason you wanted me, - A Suitable Boy

If you had told me the real reason you wanted me,

Ma! I know all your prejudices,
and I share none of them. - A Suitable Boy

Ma! I know all your prejudices, and I share none of them.

[hums] - A Suitable Boy

Lata, a first-class student, - A Suitable Boy

Lata, a first-class student,

Beautiful young ladies,
embarking on the journey of life! - A Suitable Boy

Beautiful young ladies, embarking on the journey of life!

Come here, Lata. Come. Come.
Let's see if we can find you. - A Suitable Boy

Come here, Lata. Come. Come. Let's see if we can find y...

I remember the first time
you came to stay, - A Suitable Boy

I remember the first time you came to stay,

[laughter] - A Suitable Boy

[chuckles] - A Suitable Boy

[Saeeda in Urdu]
♪ The heart seeks once more ♪ - A Suitable Boy

[Saeeda in Urdu] ♪ The heart seeks once more ♪

[Rupa] Lata, come to Lucknow urgently. - A Suitable Boy

[Rupa] Lata, come to Lucknow urgently.

The appeal by the Raja of Marh
is dismissed. - A Suitable Boy

The appeal by the Raja of Marh is dismissed.

We adjudge that the Purva Pradesh
Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act - A Suitable Boy

We adjudge that the Purva Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and La...

An appeal by the Raja of Marh
attests this act is unconstitutional, - A Suitable Boy

An appeal by the Raja of Marh attests this act is unconstitu...

The act, created by Mahesh Kapoor - A Suitable Boy

The act, created by Mahesh Kapoor

No doubt your lawyers
will defend Your Highness today - A Suitable Boy

No doubt your lawyers will defend Your Highness today

The law cannot loot them, - A Suitable Boy

The law cannot loot them,

These are our private lands. - A Suitable Boy

These are our private lands.

[Saeeda in Urdu]
♪ Whose faithfulness cannot endure ♪ - A Suitable Boy

[Saeeda in Urdu] ♪ Whose faithfulness cannot endure ♪

-I gather Firoz visits there, too.
-What? - A Suitable Boy

-I gather Firoz visits there, too. -What?

His obsession with that woman
was becoming altogether too much. - A Suitable Boy

His obsession with that woman was becoming altogether too mu...

[in Urdu]
♪ I hope for faithfulness from one ♪ - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] ♪ I hope for faithfulness from one ♪

-Now I wish to be alone.
-I'm very sorry if I offended you. - A Suitable Boy

-Now I wish to be alone. -I'm very sorry if I offended ...

[Saeeda in Urdu] ♪ O innocent heart ♪ - A Suitable Boy

[Saeeda in Urdu] ♪ O innocent heart ♪

[rhythmical singing] - A Suitable Boy

[rhythmical singing]

[children in Urdu]
Welcome to your toilet under the sky! - A Suitable Boy

[children in Urdu] Welcome to your toilet under the sky!

[children shout] - A Suitable Boy

[children shout]

[children in Urdu] Hey, Mr A-B-C! - A Suitable Boy

[children in Urdu] Hey, Mr A-B-C!

[chuckles] That munshi,
he was pissing his pants! - A Suitable Boy

[chuckles] That munshi, he was pissing his pants!

[chokes] - A Suitable Boy

[in Hindustani] Our family has served
this land for generations. Have pity! - A Suitable Boy

[in Hindustani] Our family has served this land for generati...

[all laugh] - A Suitable Boy

Brazen girl! What would your mother say? - A Suitable Boy

Brazen girl! What would your mother say?

Enter the heroine
with a flower in her hair. - A Suitable Boy

Enter the heroine with a flower in her hair.

[both laugh] - A Suitable Boy

God forbid that another one
of my children should marry a Chatterjee. - A Suitable Boy

God forbid that another one of my children should marry a Ch...

You know, I think he might be
just the boy for Lata. - A Suitable Boy

You know, I think he might be just the boy for Lata.

Well, he was in love with a Sikh girl
at one time. - A Suitable Boy

Well, he was in love with a Sikh girl at one time.

Oh, stop your nonsense. [laughs] - A Suitable Boy

Oh, stop your nonsense. [laughs]

And quite handsome, though...
he's rather short. - A Suitable Boy

And quite handsome, though... he's rather short.

A very go-ahead young man, Kalpana. - A Suitable Boy

A very go-ahead young man, Kalpana.

[Maan mutters] - A Suitable Boy

[Maan in Urdu]
"I dream of you every night." - A Suitable Boy

[Maan in Urdu] "I dream of you every night."

[in Urdu]
♪ O beloved, my searching eyes ♪ - A Suitable Boy

[in Urdu] ♪ O beloved, my searching eyes ♪

There are many other sorrows
in this world besides love. - A Suitable Boy

There are many other sorrows in this world besides love.

[girl sings in distance] - A Suitable Boy

[girl sings in distance]

And if their sons
want to do anything else, - A Suitable Boy

And if their sons want to do anything else,

A Suitable Boy poster

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A vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.

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Genre: drama, romance

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

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Released: 07 Dec 2020

Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations

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