Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Miramax TV has optioned the rights to Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel The Henna Artist for series development.
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto will headline and produce the project, executive produced by Michael Edelstein under his first-look deal with Miramax.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersPublished by Harper Collins/MIRA in March 2020, the novel was Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick of the Month in May.
Miramax and Edelstein landed the rights in a competitive situation.The Henna Artist centers on 17-year old Lakshmi, who after escaping from an abusive marriage, makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur.
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