CANNES - The maker of a lavish new television series dubbed the 'Indian Downton Abbey'wants to turn the tables on the cliches of the glorious British Raj.
CANNES - The maker of a lavish new television series dubbed the 'Indian Downton Abbey'wants to turn the tables on the cliches of the glorious British Raj.
The Bend It Like Beckham director told AFP she has brought her "own British-Asian perspective to the story", including using material from Indian politician Shashi Tharoor's hard-hitting bestseller, Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India. "I grew up with shows like Jewel In The Crown and It Ain't Half Hot Mum so I am able to jump between the two sides," she added.
"It is all up for grabs, a free for all, everyone is plotting with each other and making alliances," the director added. Chadha said there were many Englishmen like Beecham who wanted to do right by the subcontinent and its peoples and would have melted into its fusion of cultures.
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