7.1 Six Suspects 'Munna Mobile'

Mumbai Crime

All deaths are not equal. There’s a caste system – even in murder....

The debut novel of Indian diplomat, Vikas Swarup’s was made into Oscar winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. It was also turned into a rather good radio serial “Q&A”, first heard here on Radio 4. Now the team behind the Sony award-winning “Q&A” has gone to work on Swarup’s second novel – SIX SUSPECTS. Inspired by a true story, it’s a murder mystery set in modern day India… presented by investigative journalist, Arun Advani.

He is following the story of Vicky Rai, a nasty trust fund baby who shoots a waitress for not serving him a drink. Across the ten episodes, Arun weaves a tale of the lives Vicky Rai has destroyed as he tries to solve the murder of a murderer.

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CAST:

ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur

VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala

MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Radhika Mital

MUNNA MOBILE, a mobile phone thief Anand Tiwari

SHABNAM SAXENA, a Bollywood actress Shernaz Patel

LARRY PAGE, an America tourist Gary Richardson

EKETI, a tribesman Rohit Malkani

ASHOK RAJPUT, a welfare officer Kenny Desai

CHAMPI / DRUNK GIRL IN CAR Radhika Apte

RESHMA / BARKHA DAS Anahita Uberoi

RITU Ira Dubey

BILAL / INSPECTOR BRAR Ankur Vikal

SAIRA / RUBY GILL Megha Burman

PAPPU PAGER Jaimini Pathak

Chief Minister PandEy/Chief MElambe/

Abu KhalEd Jayant Kripalani

DETECTIVE GUPTA, private detective. Kenny Desai

ABU TECHNICAL / TRIBESMAN Pushan Kripalani

ABU OMAR / BIDDY/ DRIVER Nadir Khan

JAY CHATERJEE / JUDGE MISHRA Sohrab Ardeshir

GULABO / MRS GILL / REPORTER Ayeesha Menon

RAMAN JOHAR / BILL BAKSHI Ashwin Mushran

ELIZABETH BROOKNER Karla Singh

INSPECTOR YADAV Ravi Khote

SOHRAB Caran Arora

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Line Producer in India Nadir Khan

Assistant Director Toral Shah

Photography Ameet Mallapur

Script Editor Mike Walker

Sound Ayush Ahuja

Additional Editing Steve Bond

Music Sacha Putnam

Sound Design Nick Russell-Pavier

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon from the novel by Vikas Swarup

Produced and Directed by John Dryden

SIX SUSPECTS was recorded in Mumbai, India