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Leila is an Indian Hindi-language dystopian drama series directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar. Based on the 2017 eponymous novel by Prayaag Akbar, Leila follows the story of Shalini, who tries to find her missing daughter in a totalitarian regime in the near future.
In the future, where purity is law, this is the story of one womanstanding up to resist the nightmare. The only thing driving her to gothrough the depths of ...
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Leila: Created by Urmi Juvekar. With Huma Qureshi, Rahul Khanna, Siddharth, Leysha Mange. In a near-future world where an oppressive regime segregates society, one woman skirts the system to search for the daughter taken from her years ago.
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- 2019-06-14
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In a near-future world where an oppressive regime segregates society, one woman skirts the system to search for the daughter taken from her years ago. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Leila is a 2017 Indian dystopian novel written by Prayaag Akbar. Set in the 2040s, the story follows Shalini, who tries to find her missing daughter Leila in a totalitarian regime. It was published by Simon & Schuster in several formats worldwide on 20 April 2017 and received a positive critical reception.
Netflix’s latest Indian original series, Leila, opens with the lynching of a Muslim man. His formerly Hindu wife is arrested by the followers of an authoritarian political leader, and put...
Aug 21, 2019 · The dystopian TV series Leila is set in a totalitarian regime that suppresses women. Rahul Verma looks at how streaming is allowing new kinds of stories in Indian TV and film. It’s...
