Leila, the Wife
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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.
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.
With shades of The Handmaids Tale and similar dystopian tales, Leila portrays Indian society at its most extreme. In a society divided by caste, creed, religion, caste and economic disparity, a women struggles to find her daughter who was taken away from her.
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...
Jun 14, 2019 · Leila, Netflix’s next original series from India, is set in a dystopian world called Aryavarta, where a mother (Huma Qureshi) is looking for her daughter who was taken from her. Deepa Mehta is one of the directors.
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...
May 13, 2019 · This thrilling six-episode Netflix Original series, Leila, is based on a 2017 fiction novel written by journalist Prayaag Akbar of the same name.
Jun 14, 2019 · Based on Prayaag Akbar’s harrowing novel Leila, the new Netflix series, which has begun streaming Friday, serves up a chilling portrait of dystopia which is at once compelling and repelling. The series makes some sweeping departures from the book. Some work; the others are not as effective.
May 17, 2019 · Netflix has released a full-length trailer for Leila, its next Indian original series based on Prayaag Akbar’s 2017 dystopian book of the same name. Huma Qureshi and Siddhart are part of the cast on Leila, which has been directed by Deepa Mehta.
