Dalrymple’s work has been justly praised for introducing the voices of the conquered and colonised alongside those more traditionally cited. He has been at the forefront of the new wave of popular history, consistently producing work that sacrifices nothing in historical accuracy or insight but engages with a wider audience through writerly craft, an emphasis on characters and their agency, evocative description of place and time, and the inclusion of long-neglected perspectives. Photograph: AC Cooper/De Agostini via Getty Imagesĭalrymple made his name with a series of erudite travel books before switching to histories that have recounted British engagement with south Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries. “The Indian writers will be able to bring their very local perspective, flavor, texture, character, and when it comes to structure, something of this magnitude, a lot of help can come from writers in the West who are trained in doing that.A British Library print of the storming of Delhi during the Sepoy uprising (1857-1858) against the rule of the British East India Company, known as the Indian Mutiny. and the UK as well as India, sitting together,” he continued. “It would be great to get a collaborative, cross-cultural writers room in place, where you have talent from the U.S. Both from the magnitude of the production and the intimate, interesting, intense and dramatic characters, which is inherent in the storytelling and needs to be drawn out,” said Kapur “We’re open to discussion across the board but my instinct is to get a great show-runner to start with, someone with the experience of helming a show of this scale. I want to get the right creative talent associated with the project to give it the heft it needs for a global platform.” “It should be done in the right way, I’m in no hurry to jump in. This is an important story to tell around the world,” he said. “When I read the book, I was so awestruck by the potential in the material. The show will be constructed in multiple languages, though English will also feature heavily. Speaking to Deadline from his base in Mumbai, Kapur said that the next step will be to put together a writers room, which he is envisioning as a cross-cultural group with professionals from India as well as the West. Kapur’s credits include Dangal, India’s highest grossing film of all time, the Priyanka Chopra Jonas-starrer The Sky Is Pink, and Netflix Original Yeh Ballet. Kapur is plotting a major TV adaptation of the text and is now bringing together an international creative team to begin crafting the script. The book received rave reviews including from Barack Obama, who named it among his top books of 2019. Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nikkhil Advani On 'Rocket Boys' Season 2 And How Recent History Has Become A Hot New Trend In Indian Drama

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