简介：Inanexplorationofthepast,presentandfuture,SuePerkinsjourneystoIndiaforthefirsttimetounravelthestoryofthecountrythroughthelifeofoneofitsmostbeguilingandexuberantcities,Kolkata. SuePerkinsinKolkataisaone-off60minutefilmforBBCOnemadebyIndusFilmswhichwillseeSueimmerseherselfintothecomplexlifeofthecity.Intheprogramme,sheseesfirst-handhowKolkatahasevolvedfromaplacenotoriousforitsfabled'BlackHole'dungeonandthedreadfulpovertyofitsstreetpeopletoaplacere-inventingitselfasavibrantnewmegacity,withaboomingpropertysectorandareputationforeccentricity,cultureandtolerance. Inthisintricatehumanhabitat,Suewillexplorethelivesofitspeople,fromthe250,000homelessstreetkidshustlingforaliving,tothewealthyyoungentrepreneurswhoracetheirFerrarisandLamborghinisdownthestreetsoftheNewTown.Shewilljointherickshawwallahsnavigatingthechaoticcitystreetsandnarrowlanes,throngedwithpeople,anddescendintoKolkatta'sVictoriansewersaspartofanepiccleanup.Andshe'lllimberupwiththeladiesoftheLaughingClubandmakesanofferingtotheGoddessinthesacredKalighatTemple. NoothercitytellstheremarkablestoryofIndiamoreclearlythanthebeautiful,crazy,colourfulcityofKolkataandthroughencounterswithpeoplefromeverystrataofsociety,fromtherichesttothepoorest,SuewillpaintapictureofcontemporaryIndia,emergingfromabrutalColonialpasttotakeitsplaceamongthemostpowerfulnationsonEarth.…