A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy is a solo instrumental track by sitar player Anoushka Shankar. The composition appears on the soundtrack of the 2020 British television miniseries A Suitable Boy, based on Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the same name. The track has a duration of 1 minute and 58 seconds.

Anoushka Shankar recorded the piece using the sitar as the primary instrument. The soundtrack was released by Silva Screen Records in 2020. The composition reflects a contemporary interpretation of Hindustani classical music, integrating minimalist phrasing and ambient textures.

The track serves as the opening theme for the miniseries. It establishes the narrative’s emotional tone through its meditative and introspective melodic structure. The piece does not follow a traditional raga framework but instead employs modal improvisation within a fixed rhythmic cycle.

No additional musicians or vocalists are credited on the track. The release date of the soundtrack aligns with the premiere of the miniseries on BBC One in July 2020. Further details about the recording process or specific inspirations behind the composition are not publicly documented.