This Article is From Mar 14, 2017

Shonali Bose Will Direct New TV Series Based On Novel About Delhi's Noveau Riche

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Shonali Bose directed Kalki Koechlin in Margarita, With A Straw (courtesy: shonali.bose.77)

Highlights

  • Shonali Bose will write and direct the pilot episode
  • The TV series is based on Diksha Basu's debut novel The Windfall
  • Shonali Bose is also the co-producer and co-writer of Chittagong
New Delhi: Margarita, With A Straw director Shonali Bose's next gig has been announced. Ms Bose will helm the pilot episode for a potential TV series based on author Diksha Basu's debut novel The Windfall, reported , released in 2014 and starred Kalki Koechlin as a young woman with cerebral palsy who struggles with her sexuality. Amu won the National Award for Best feature Film In English. Margarita, With A Straw has won several awards on the festival circuit, including at the Toronto International Film Festival. Shonali Bose is also the co-producer and co-writer of 2012 film Chittagong.

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