Published 15:51 IST, October 24th 2020
A Suitable Boy: Twitterati can't get enough of Tabu's screen presence in the show
A Suitable Boy: Twitter users can't stop talking about Tabu's on-screen presence as Saeeda Bai in the BBC miniseries. The show is available on Netflix in India
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Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy made it to Netflix on October 23, 2020, and Tabu’s performance has been receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from fans and critics. Twitterati has flooded the platform with stills of Tabu from the show and words of appreciation for the actress. Take a look at the various appreciation posts for Tabu's performance:
Twitterati raves about Tabu in A Suitable Boy
Tabu plays the pivotal role of Saeeda Bai in the BBC Miniseries A Suitable Boy. The series is based on Vikram Seth's novel of the same name from 1993. Twitter users have taken to the platform and flooded it with appreciation posts for Tabu and can’t get enough of her on-screen presence. Have a look at some of the tweets.
Tabassum Fatima Hashmi.
— Chaitanya. (@illusionistChai) October 23, 2020
That's the Tweet. pic.twitter.com/2ET66CzXxo
Watching #ASuitableBoy
— Chaitanya. (@illusionistChai) October 23, 2020
Saeeda Begum as just entered to detonate my laptop screen. Tabu. 😍😍🔥 pic.twitter.com/JHaBuyjBHw
Tabu is flawless 😘😘 #asuitableboy 🚶🏽♀️🚶🏽♀️ 2 episode pending
— angnyaade (@angnyaade) October 23, 2020
Who else is watching #ASuitableBoy ? This room! Tabu! ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/UFV5Jpd4dA
— Mariellen Ward (@Breathedreamgo) October 24, 2020
#Tabu in #ASuitableBoy is just a heart melt! #weekendbinge @NetflixIndia
— Radhika (@radhikammehta) October 24, 2020
Tabu in #ASuitableBoy is 😍!
— Sunaina Patnaik (@sunaina_patnaik) October 23, 2020
Gahh so excited to finally watch it. pic.twitter.com/HrODvogBBS
Yaar can't believe she's 49, it's just a blessing to watch tabu on screen 😍 #ASuitableBoy pic.twitter.com/4Zz5CKiUpK
— Tarush Tiwari (@tarush_tiwari) October 24, 2020
More about A Suitable Boy
The plot is set in the year 1951, just a few years after Indian independence and is divided into 6 parts. It revolves around Lata Mehra, portrayed by Tanya Maniktala, who is a literature student, and her mother is looking for an eligible boy to marry her off. The series sheds light on Lata’s struggle to balance between her responsibilities and her keenness for romance.
The trailer showed glimpses of romance between Ishaan Khatter and Tabu who play Maan Kapoor and Saeeda bai respectively. In the story, Ishaan’s character Maan Kapoor will be seen having an affair with Tabu’s Saeeda Bai. In an interesting turn of events, Maan’s father’s political career is at risk due to his son’s romantic relationship. With a major focus on the lives of Lata and Maan, the show depicts how the future of India is changing.
The cast apart from Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, and Tanya Maniktala also include Rasika Duggal and Ram Kapoor in pivotal roles. The supporting cast also includes known names like Shahana Goswami, Randeep Hooda, Ranvir Shorey, Vijay Varma, Vijay Raaz, and Vinay Pathak along with several others.
15:51 IST, October 24th 2020