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Leila and the world of Aryavarta: The future is here and now, and it is scary as hell
Anna Mm Vetticad • 6 years agoThe universality of Leila comes from several particulars it has drawn from reality.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: US-Iran tensions, Deve Gowda's threat to Karnataka parties, Miyah poetry; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoTrump has been itching for a war with Iran, as have been some of the more deranged members of his administration in the US.
Dia Mirza in Kaafir, Huma Qureshi in Leila: How digital shows have given actresses a fair chance
Archita Kashyap • 6 years agoFrom Dia Mirza in Kaafir to Tisca Chopra in Hostages to Soni Razdan in Yours Truly, streaming services have opened new avenues for seasoned actresses.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Modi at SCO summit, Leila review, GDP overestimation claim; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNarendra Modi showed that in his second term, he retains the maneuverable deftness to play the great power game into which India has been thrust due to the changing geopolitical environment.
Netflix's Leila exposes Indians to genre of dystopian fiction; is India ready to tell its cautionary tales?
Karishmaupadhyay • 6 years agoNetflix's dystopian drama Leila is the most recent example of content that one could not have hoped to see either on television or in theatres.
Leila review: Netflix's frighteningly self-aware dystopian series holds a mirror to Indian society
Swetha • 6 years agoNetflix's Leila is a highly engaging show with memorable moments and impressive performances.
Leila is very close to my heart because it tells a story of empowerment, says Huma Qureshi
Manik Sharma • 6 years agoHuma Qureshi, who has bagged a role in Hollywood Director Zack Snyder’s next film Army Of The Dead, is excited about Leila being set in the future
Firstpost Editor's Picks: BJP vs TMC in West Bengal, India-US trade ties, Copa America 2019; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFirstpost Editor's Picks: BJP vs TMC in West Bengal, India-US trade ties, Copa America 2019; today's must-read stories
Leila: How Netflix's upcoming dystopian drama series was conceptualised and executed
Manik Sharma • 6 years agoLeila, will be based on novelist Prayaag Akbar’s debut novel of the same name. In the book, a mother goes searching for her missing daughter in a landscape besieged by sectarianism and totalitarian rule, set somewhere in the future.
Leila: Siddharth, Arif Zakaria on Netflix's upcoming dystopian drama and the politics of being an actor
Manik Sharma • 6 years agoThough the story of Netflix's Leila hinges on Huma Qureshi's Shalini, the men of the story, Siddharth and Arif Zakaria, play roles just as pivotal.