
The Choice
Struggling to support her widowed mother and sister, Sapna decides to go ahead and sign the contract to undergo the tests. Stars Rasika Dugal.
Sapna Sinha works as a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. Being the only bread-winner in the family she works long hours to provide for her widowed mother and younger sister. But then a man walks into her life with an extraordinary proposition: pass seven "life" tests of his choosing and she will have wealth and power. At first the tests seem easy, but things are not quite as they seem.
2) The Choice
A thriller set in India from the author of "Slumdog Millionaire".
As Sapna struggles to support her widowed mother and sister, she decides to go ahead and sign a contract which will subject her to a series of "life tests". What the tests are and when they will come, she does not know.
Writers:
Vikas Swarup is an Indian diplomat and a best-selling novelist. His first novel "Q & A" was made into the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" as well as Sony Award winning radio drama serial for 成人快手 Radio .
Ayeesha Menon dramatized Vikas Swarup's other novels SIX SUSPECTS and Q & A, which won a Sony Award for Best Drama. She also wrote for Radio 4 THE MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS, UNDERCOVER MUMBAI, THE CAIRO TRILOGY and MY NAME IS RED. Her stage play PEREIRA'S BAKERY AT 76 CHAPEL ROAD, which was developed with the Royal Court Theatre, was recently staged by the Curve Theatre, Leicester.
John Dryden wrote the original three-part dramas series SEVERED THREADS, THE RELUCTANT SPY and PANDEMIC, which won the Writer's Guild Award for best radio drama script. His dramatisation of BLEAK HOUSE won a Sony Award for Best Drama. Other dramatisations include A SUITABLE BOY, A HANDMAID'S TALE and FATHERLAND one of the most repeated dramas on R4 Extra.
Production:
Sound Design - Steve Bond
Editing Assistant - Varun Bangera
Script Editor - Mike Walker
Assistant Producer - Toral Shah
Music - Sacha Putnam
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel "ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE" by Vikas Swarup.
Director - John Dryden
Producer - Nadir Khan
A Goldhawk Production for 成人快手 Radio 4.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Sapna | Rasika Dugal |
Acharya | Vijay Chrishna |
Karan | Neil Bhoopalam |
Nirmila Ben | Radhika Mital |
Rosie | Radhika Mital |
Sapna's Mother | Shernaz Patel |
Raja | Sumeet Vyas |
Kuldeep Singh | Rajit Kapur |
Roaji | Rajit Kapur |
Neha | Amrita Puri |
Priya Capoor | Ayesha Raza |
Pushpa | Ayesha Raza |
Female Judge | Ayesha Raza |
Badan Singh | Kenny Desai |
Politician | Kenny Desai |
Constable | Kenny Desai |
Madan | Vivek Madan |
Neelam | Prerna Chawla |
Babli | Preetika Chawla |
Janet | Preetika Chawla |
Rent Collector | Satchit Puranik |
Director | John Dryden |
Producer | Nadir Khan |
Adaptor | Ayeesha Menon |
Adaptor | John Dryden |
Author | Vikas Swarup |
Broadcasts
- Tue 20 May 2014 10:45成人快手 Radio 4
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- Tue 3 Jan 2017 14:30成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
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- Tue 9 Jun 2020 10:45成人快手 Radio 4
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