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Leila (TV Series)
''Leila'' is an Indian Hindi-language dystopian drama web 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. Written by Urmi Juvekar, it stars 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. The show was praised by critics, but has also received criticism from Hindutva hardliners for "hurting religious sentiments" of Hindus. Cast * Huma Qureshi as Shalini * Siddharth as Bhanu * Leysha Mange as Leila * Seema Biswas as Madhu * Rahul Khanna as Rizwan Chaudhary * Sanjay Suri as Joshiji *Arif Zakaria as Guru Ma *Ashwath Bhatt as Mr. Dixit *Indu Sharma as Mrs. Dixit * Pallavi Batra as Kanika *Anupam Bhattacharya as Mohan * Akash Khurana as Mr. Rao * Jagjeet Sandhu as Rakesh *Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila (novel)
''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. It is also available as an audiobook narrated by Tania Rodriguez. The novel was awarded the 2018 juried Crossword Book Award for fiction and the Tata Literature Live First Book Award the same year. It was also shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize. ''Leila'' was adapted as a Netflix series by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar with Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri and Arif Zakaria. The series premiered on 14 June 2019 to mostly positive reviews from critics. Plot In the late 2040s, with drinking water and fresh air being extravagances, India is ruled by ''The Council''. Shalini is married to Rizwan Chaudhury, a Muslim man with whom sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utopian And Dystopian Fiction
Utopian and dystopian fiction are genres of speculative fiction that explore social and political structures. Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author's ethos, having various attributes of another reality intended to appeal to readers. Dystopian fiction offers the opposite: the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author's ethos. Some novels combine both genres, often as a metaphor for the different directions humility can take depending on its choices, ending up with one of two possible futures. Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other types of speculative fiction. More than 400 utopian works in the English language were published prior to the year 1900, with more than a thousand others appearing during the 20th century. This increase is partially associated with the rise in popularity of genre fiction, science fiction and young adult fiction more generally, but also larger scale social change that broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tukde Tukde Gang
Tukde Tukde Gang is a pejorative political catchphrase used in India by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accusing their critics for allegedly supporting sedition and secessionism. Whereas the words ''tukde-tukde'' refer to "breaking or cutting something into small fragments", the phrase "tukde tukde gang" can be translated as "a gang that wants to divide the country". The phrase is used by BJP leadership, and some news channels to stigmatize political opponents who have different political views. Usage Sudhir Chaudhary, the ex-editor-in-chief of '' Zee TV'' (currently Consulting Editor of Aaj Tak), took credit for coining the term. According to him, it was targeted at "designer journalists", and "English-speaking page 3 celebrities" who allegedly "sympathise with terrorists" and "malign the judicial system". Shivam Vij credited Republic TV's Arnab Goswami for having popularised the term as a device to club together all the Left-liberal critics of the government and pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scroll
A scroll (from the Old French ''escroe'' or ''escroue''), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing. Structure A scroll is usually partitioned into pages, which are sometimes separate sheets of papyrus or parchment glued together at the edges. Scrolls may be marked divisions of a continuous roll of writing material. The scroll is usually unrolled so that one page is exposed at a time, for writing or reading, with the remaining pages rolled and stowed to the left and right of the visible page. Text is written in lines from the top to the bottom of the page. Depending on the language, the letters may be written left to right, right to left, or alternating in direction (boustrophedon). History Scrolls were the first form of editable record keeping texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean ancient Egyptian civilizations. Parchment scrolls were used by the Israelites among others before the codex or bound book with parchment pages was invented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Hindu Sentiment
Anti-Hindu sentiment, also known as Hinduphobia, is a negative perception, sentiment or actions against the practitioners of Hinduism. Examples of anti-Hindu sentiments According to the religious dialogue activist P. N. Benjamin, some Christian evangelists denigrate Hindu gods and consider Hindu rituals barbaric, and such attitudes have caused tensions between religious communities. Akbaruddin Owaisi, a leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party in Hyderabad, has been charged several times for hate speeches denigrating Hindu gods and inciting violence against Hindus. A Muslim preacher apologised for insulting Hinduism in 2014, after an uproar. Hindus have historically been, and continue to be, considered Kafirs by Muslims and Heathen, Satanic or Demonic by some Christians. Asia Afghanistan The extremist Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which enforced strict sharia (Islamic law), announced plans to require all Hindus (and Sikhs) to wear identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Review Bomb
A review bomb is an Internet phenomenon in which a large number of people or a few people with multiple accounts post negative user reviews online in an attempt to harm the sales or popularity of a product, a service, or a business. While a large number of negative reviews may simply be the result of a large number of customers independently criticizing something for poor quality, a review bomb may also be driven by a desire to draw attention to perceived political or cultural issues, perhaps especially if the vendor seems unresponsive or inaccessible to direct feedback. Review bombing also typically takes place over a short period of time and meant to disrupt established ratings that a product already has at review sites, sometimes backed by campaigns organized through online message boards. It may be used as a mass-movement-driven coercion tactic, or may simply be a form of trolling. Review bombing is a similar practice to vote brigading. The practice is most commonly aimed at o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017. The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi and Chandigarh. The print location of Nagpur was discontinued from September 1997, and that of Jaipur from June 2006. ''HT'' launched a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adarsh Gourav
Adarsh Gourav Bhagavatula (born 1994) is an Indian actor and singer who works in Hindi and English films. Gourav is best known for his portrayal of Mohit Chadda in the Hindi thriller film '' Mom'' (2017), and of Balram Halwai in American drama film ''The White Tiger'' (2020), which garnered him international acclaim, and nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Early life and education Adarsh Gourav Bhagavatula was born into a Telugu family in Jamshedpur, India. His father Satishnarayan Bhagavatula is from Srikakulam district and his mother Padmavati hails from Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. Gourav was brought up in Jamshedpur and studied in Loyola School, Jamshedpur. He later moved to Mumbai and studied at Narsee Monjee College. In 2007, when Gourav's father, who was an employee of The Central Bank of India, got transferred to Mumbai, the family decided to relocate. He studied at the Lilavatibai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Mahajan
Neha Mahajan (born 18 August 1990) is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in an English film in 2012, the Canadian-British production ''Midnight's Children'' directed by Deepa Mehta. In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of ''Hamlet'' in Marathi. She then appeared in ''Ajoba'' (2013), and ''Feast of Varanasi'' (2014). In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama ''The Painted House''. Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019 Netflix series '' Leila'', a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film ''Simmba''. In 2020, she made her Hollywood debut in the action-thriller '' Extraction''. Early life Mahajan is the daughter of Sitar artist Pandit Vidur Mahajan, and has been accompanying him on his sitar performances while also performing solo. She was born in Talegaon Dabhade, Pune in the state of Mahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagjeet Sandhu
Jagjeet Sandhu is an Indian film actor and theatre artist who works in Punjabi cinema. He started his career with biography film ''Rupinder Gandhi'' in 2015. Sandhu is best known for his role of "Bhola" in ''Rupinder Gandhi'' film series and "Romi Gill" in Dakuaan Da Munda and his role as "Tarsem" in Sufna is considered his best role till date. Early life Sandhu was born in in the small village of Himmatgarh Chhanna, Fatehgarh district, Punjab, India. He graduated with a degree of Master of Arts in Indian Theatre from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Career Sandhu made his debut in Punjabi cinema in 2015, with a supporting role of character "Bhola" in ''Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?''. After that he played the role of ''Speed'' in '' Qissa Panjab''. In 2020, Sandhu appeared in a romantic drama '' Sufna'', by Jagdeep Sidhu. His performance was praised by critics. In 2020, he played the character of "Tope Singh" in the Amazon Prime Video streaming series ''Paatal Lok''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akash Khurana
Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's '' Kalyug''. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including ''Ardh Satya'', ''Saaransh'', ''Naam'', ''Beta'', ''Saudagar'', ''Sarfarosh'', ''Company'' and '' Barfii''. He has written over 20 screen plays, including ''Aashiqui'' and ''Baazigar''. He won Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992). Early life and background Khurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur. He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Rourkela, Odisha, India) as a mechanical engineer. He then obtained an MBA degree from XLRI – Xavier School of Management (Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India). Later he obtained an M.Phil. degree and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallavi Batra
Pallavi Batra is an Indian film, ad-film & theatre actor, TV host and voice-over artist. With a strong theatre background, Pallavi has established herself as a promising Bollywood actress and a fresh, young face for brands. Film and TV career Pallavi has starred in prominent Bollywood films and exciting Web Films with leading production houses and made a mark in the advertising and TV world. Filmography Advertisements *Croma: Pallavi was the face of the Back to School Campaign 2022 playing all through Wimbledon *Dream 11 IPL : Pallavi was the face of the viral ad with Jasprit Bumrah for the 2020 IPL *Flipkart : An inspirational ad for the Flipkart sellers starring Pallavi Batra *Vodafone: Acted in the popular TV commercial for Vodafone as a part of the 'Made for you' series directed by Rajiv Rao *Bisleri: Was the face of the Bisleri 500 launch TVC targeting college students in the commercial directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy * Philips Avent : Pallavi plays a mother in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
