Shrabani Basu
TITLE: Victoria & Abdul | Spy Princess
AGENT: Valerie Hoskins
PRODUCER: Working Title for Focus Features
The story of the unlikely friendship between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. Abdul has arrived from India to to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity.
AGENT: Valerie Hoskins
PRODUCER:
Spy Princess is the story of Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of Tipu Sultan, who became a secret agent during the Second World War. She became the first woman radio operator to be infiltrated into occupied France in 1943 and worked under the code name 'Madeleine.' As her circuit collapsed around her, she remained the last link with London and refused to abandon her post despite the dangers. However, she was betrayed and arrested by the Germans and shot in Dachau Concentration Camp. Britain has posthumously awarded her the George Cross for her extraordinary bravery, and France honoured her with the Croix de Guerre. The fascinating biography traces the story of Noor Inayat Khan and looks at the spirit that moved her.
