Six Suspects By Vikas Swarup [15 Minute Drama]

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012010010420200629 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millinaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number one: the mobile phone thief with big dreams.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Whodunit set in India. Suspect number one: the mobile phone thief with big dreams.

022010010520200630 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millinaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number two: the Bollywood actress with the guilty secret.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Whodunit set in India. Suspect number two: the Bollywood actress with the guilty secret.

032010010620200701 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millinaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

042010010720200702 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

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Suspect number 4: an ambitious and corrupt politician embarrassed by her son's activities.

052010010820200703 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number five: a tribesman, Eketi. Brought to Delhi by his one-legged welfare officer, Eketi is unwittingly used to help carry out a long-overdue act of vengeance.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Suspect number five: a tribesman brought to Delhi by his one-legged welfare officer.

062010011120200706 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number one is phone thief Munna Mobile, who has a bag of money that doesn't belong to him and is secretly dating Vicky's sister. He finds himself at the party with a gun.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Whodunit set in India. Suspect number one finds himself at Vicky's party with a gun.

072010011220200707 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number two is Bollywood actress Shabnam Sexena, one-time girlfriend of Vicky, who is now being blackmailed by him.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Suspect number two, a one-time girlfriend of Vicky, is now being blackmailed by him.

082010011320200708 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number three is American Larry Page, who Vicky left for dead in a deserted building site. After being kidnapped by Kashmiri separatists he finds himself at Vicky's party with a gun.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Suspect number three, left for dead at a building site, has come to the party with a gun.

092010011420200709 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Suspect number four is Vicky's mother, the Home Minister Mamta Rai, who undergoes a radical character transformation after a car crash.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Suspect number four, Vicky's mother, undergoes a change of character after a car crash.

102010011520200710 (R4)Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it?

Vicky's murder looks set to be another unsolved mystery in a country full of unsolved crimes. That is until investigative journalist Arun Advani steps in to take a closer look, and reveals to the world the shocking truth.

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 American 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 Yardav - 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

Produced and directed by John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.

Whodunit set in India. Investigative journalist Arun Advani reveals the shocking truth.