NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the 1st choice for lead role in A Suitable Boy; here's why he turned down mom Mira Nair

Filmmaker Mira Nair spoke about how her son, the New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was offered a role in her BBC web series. Here's what she said. 

The British television drama miniseries directed by Mira Nair and adapted by Andrew Davies from Vikram Seth's 1993 novel of the same name, A Suitable Boy, is known today for starring Tabu and Ishaan Khatter in the lead roles. But Mira told THR India in an interview that there was a time when she considered her son, New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, for a lead role. Here’s what she said.

Mira Nair on offering A Suitable Boy to Zohran Mamdani

Mira was asked if she could convince Zohran to act in one of her films, to which she replied, “No, no. I mean, I literally offered him the role of the suitable boy – the main role in A Suitable Boy. And again, like many of my things, if I need an actor to read opposite an actress or something, and if he’s home, he’s always been willing. But for A Suitable Boy – I really wanted him to play that role. And he didn’t."