Ali Fazal Biography
Ali Fazal is an Indian actor and model. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film The Other End of the Line before appearing in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero.
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Confusion Over the Durbar Room's Origin
Lord Salisbury:
What on Earth is a durbar room?
Henry Ponsonby:
It's a celebration of all things Indian, Prime Minister, inspired by the Mughal emperors.
Lord Salisbury:
But I don't understand. Who gave her permission to build this in the first place?
Albert Edward:
Don't blame me, I was in Monte Carlo.
Henry Ponsonby:
I'm afraid she's a law unto herself, Prime Minister.
Lord Salisbury:
For God's sake! She'll be wearing a burqa next.
Queen Victoria:
Prime Minister, you are late.
Lord Salisbury:
I'm terribly sorry, Your Majesty.
Queen Victoria:
Well, let us begin. This, as you can see, is the Indian corridor. The Durbar Room was designed by Mr. Bhai Ram Singh.
Albert Edward:
The place is crawling with them.
Queen Victoria: [shows them the portrait of Princess Gowramma; shows them a portrait of Abdul, with Abdul standing next to the portrait]
We have commissioned a series of portraits of eminent Indians. This... Princess Gowramma. And this of course, is the Munshi.
Abdul Karim:
An honor to meet you, Mr. Prime Minister, sir.
Queen Victoria:
A good likeness, don't you think?
Abdul Karim:
I asked him to take a few pounds off. This is my wife, Mr. Prime Minister, sir. And that is my mother-in-law. At least I think that's the right way round. These are my servants, Mohammed and Ahmed.
Queen Victoria:
And this is the Durbar Room.
Lord Salisbury:
What the hell is going on here, Ponsonby?
Queen Victoria:
The carvings are from Uttar Pradesh, and the carpet was woven in a jail in Agra. Perfect, I think, for the tableau. But the piéce-de-resistánce is the Peacock Throne, an exact copy of the one at Agra, and, of course, the Koh-i-noor. Now I really do feel like the Empress of India.
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