9.3 A Fine Balance "Tipping the Scales"

Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass.

In this episode, a master plan, kinship and a wrecking ball.

Cast

Dina - Shernaz Patel

Ishvar - Kenneth Desai

Om - Ananad Tiwari

Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam

Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala

Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur

The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini

Ashraf -  Darshan Jariwala

Nusswan - Farid Currim

Ruby - Anahita Uberoi

Narayan - Vivek Madan

Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial

Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla

Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee

Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan.

Production:

Music - Sacha Putnam

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar

Producer - Nadir Khan

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry

Director - John Dryden

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