Woman's Hour Drama - Six Suspects - Episode 4

Dramatisation by Ayeesha Menon of the novel by Vikas Swarup, author of Q and A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself murdered. Who did it? Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities. 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 American 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 Yardav ...... 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 Produced and directed by John Dryden A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.