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World Service,24 May 2025,49 mins

Ziddi Girls director Vasant Nath

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by Indian writer and director Vasant Nath and critic Rhianna Dhillon to discuss cultural highlights of the week. Cynthia Erivo, British star of stage and screen and Elphaba in Wicked, gives us a singing lesson. French director Mehdi Idir talks about his film Monsieur Aznavour, a biopic of the legendary French crooner Charles Aznavour. Indian actor Freida Pinto reflects on her career after Slumdog Millionaire. Stars of Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell, discuss teamwork, stamina and Tom Cruise’s stunts. Vasant Nath describes the making of his screen series Ziddi Girls, set in a college in Delhi. And, after being part of the incredible Kenyan band Sauti Sol, musician Bien celebrates going solo. Producer: Nicki Paxman Main image: Deeya Damini in Ziddi Girls Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video and Mayank Sharma

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