7.1 Six Suspects 'Munna Mobile'
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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. Send your questions! [email protected] 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
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