A bridge between two worlds

When a life is as layered, improbable and luminous as that of Prince Ishwar Ramlutchman Mabheka Zulu, it is only fitting that it arrives on screen with cinematic flourish. This weekend, as South Africa’s first Zulu prince of Indian origin turns 50, his story is set to do exactly that.

Zee TV, India’s pioneering Hindi entertainment channel with a global footprint, has chosen this milestone to release From Indenture to Royalty, a documentary tracing the extraordinary arc of a man who has become a bridge between cultures...