{"id":2286,"date":"2010-11-19T16:48:47","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T11:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2010-11-19T16:48:47","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T11:48:47","slug":"if-the-radia-tapes-were-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2010\/11\/19\/if-the-radia-tapes-were-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"If the Radia tapes were on TV&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/article.aspx?268063\">Radia Tapes <\/a><\/strong>were adapted for TV then \ud83d\ude42 this is how I see various countries &amp; cultures adapting it for main stream popular TV:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The US <\/strong>&#8211; It will be a story of a woman&#8217;s ambition and her relentless climb to the top &#8211; that hides a back story of heartbreak and betrayal. Scripted by the likes of Sidney Sheldon (i know he is no more) &#8211; the film will possibly get someone like Glen Close to play play the heroine. It will be strong, kiss ass woman with a vulnerable heart story &#8230; And it will be out in the next 6 weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The UK<\/strong> &#8211; it will be a 5 part BBC (like) adaptation of Othello. Except \u00a0that Othello &amp; Iago will be brothers. It will be directed by the likes of Kenneth Brannah &#8211; and will be moody and atmospheric. Expect a lot of beautifully shot English Country Side with classical piano music &#8230;. The women, will be the Lady Macbeth variety or the Queen Elizabeth (I) variety or the Princess Diana types, in characteristic &#8211; lots of hushed whispers and behind the scenes maneuvering.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>France <\/strong>&#8211; it will be a story of sex and revenge. Lots of Sex. and illegitimacy &#8230;..<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italy<\/strong> &#8211; it would be the story of a mafia family warfare.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong> &#8211; it will be a religious discourse<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>China<\/strong> it will be a story of feudal system breakdown and the call of revolution &#8211; with lots of choreographed violence<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Japan<\/strong> &#8211; it will be violent manga set around the construction industry<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Spain<\/strong> it will be story of honest Income Tax officials who bring down a cross &#8216;denominational&#8217; cartel<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Pakistan<\/strong> it would be comedy<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Mexico<\/strong>, it will be a <em>telenovella<\/em> about a girl who swears revenge at her father&#8217;s death at the hands of a strong man &#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In India, aah that is the problem. 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