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Victoria & Abdul: The True Story Of The Queen's Closest Confidant
Now a major motion picture starring Dame Judi Dench Ali Fazal and Eddie Izzard directed by Stephen Frears'A tale of Empire and intrigue brought vividly back to life' - VIKAS SWARUP author of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRETall handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself Within a year he was established as a powerful figure at court becoming the queen's teacher or Munshi Devastated by the death of John Brown her Scottish gillie the queen had at last found his replacement but her intense and controversial relationship with the Munshi led to a near revolt in the royal household Victoria
& Abdul explores how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the Empire at a time when independence movements in the sub continent were growing in force Yet at its heart it is a tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen - a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it
& Abdul explores how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the Empire at a time when independence movements in the sub continent were growing in force Yet at its heart it is a tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen - a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it
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