Fictional series based on suffering faced by women married outside her religious community set up in late 2040s – Leila now steaming !

In the future, where purity is law, this is the story of one woman standing up to resist the nightmare. The only thing driving her to go through the depths of hell is her daughter, Leila.

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Leila – Frighteningly Dystopian Series

6 Episodes Series

Welcome to an imagined society in which there is great suffering, same old story line hindu girl married to a muslim man but this time it is set in 2047, in a land called Aryavarta, which is uder brutal, authoritarian regime and the nation is divided along class, caste and religious lines. This is the story of Shalini (Huma Qureshi) who has married outside her religious community searches for a daughter Leila taken away from her as part of an officially mandated drive to cleanse the country of mixed-blood children. Over the course of six episodes, Shalini attempts to locate her daughter, dodging surveillance systems, thwarting thugs and uncovering a political conspiracy along the way.

Why to watch

  • A haunting take on religious fanaticism
  • A mother quest to find her daughter
  • Huma Qureshi as Shalini
  • Hail Aryavarta