Leila

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Leila is an Indian dystopian drama web television 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 near future. Written by Urmi Juvekar, it will star Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri and Arif Zakaria. A teaser was launched on 8 March. The six-episode series premiered on 14 June, 2019 on Netflix.

Cast

  Huma Qureshi as Shalini
  Siddharth as Bhanu
  Seema Biswas as Madhu
  Rahul Khanna as Rizwan chaudahari
  Sanjay Suri as Joshiji
  Arif Zakaria as Guru Ma
  Ashwath Bhatt
  Pallavi Batra as Kanika
  Anupam Bhattacharya
  Akash Khurana
  Jagjeet Sandhu as Rakesh
  Prasanna Soni as Ashish

 Episodes

     Episode 1

     Imprisoned in an Aryavarta purity camp after her family is attacked, Shalini plays by the rules, hoping to be released and reunited with her daughter.

     Episode 2

     While running from Bhanu and his men, Shalini meets an unlikely companion. As the two head to and reach Unnati, vivid memories replay in Shalini’s mind.

     Episode 3

    Hoping to track down a reporter who could help her search for Leila, Shalini makes a risky deal. Secrets emerge about the family she now works for.

     Episode 4

     Determined to follow a new lead on Leila’s whereabouts, Shalini negotiates with Bhanu, who hesitates to trust her but knows she has something he wants.

     Episode 5 

     After learning of a painful betrayal, Shalini agrees to be a mole at an Aryavarta politician’s home in exchange for the rebels' help in locating Leila.

     Episode 6

     Shalini’s surreptitious activities at Rao’s house threaten to expose her. On the eve of the Skydome event, Bhanu comes up with an unexpected plan.