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Season 1 – Leila

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In the forgotten margins of the segregated communities of a dystopian future, a woman searches for the daughter that she lost upon her arrest years ago.
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Leila — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Karthik Shankar TheWrap 06/21/2019
Leila doesn't even commit to its thriller elements satisfactorily. It feels both hasty and lethargic. Go to Full Review Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto 06/11/2019
3/5
Qureshi shares a special intensity with her co-star Siddharth, an actor whose simmering stares are put to terrific use as Bhanu, a ruthless labour camp guard who has a soulful desperation in his eyes. Go to Full Review Swetha Ramakrishnan Firstpost 10/09/2023
4/5
Netflix's Leila is a highly engaging show with memorable moments and impressive performances. Go to Full Review Saibal Chatterjee NDTV 07/17/2020
4/5
A combination of taut writing, sustained technical finesse and Huma Qureshi's measured lead performance underpins Leila and enhances the acuity of its exploration of the chilling ramifications of totalitarianism. Go to Full Review Akhil Arora Gadgets360 07/03/2020
[Just] like The Handmaid's Tale, Leila shows us how unchecked tyranny, oppression, and violation of basic norms is a ripe and dangerous slippery slope. It asks us to question our daily behaviour and the values espoused by those around us. Go to Full Review Soumya Rao Scroll.in 08/19/2019
Although plotting exigencies mar some of Leila's plot turns, the series cruises along on the strength of some of its performances. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/14/2022 This could be very easily written by these people because this is what exactly they do with Hindus. See Kashmir files and anyone can know it's just the opposite! All over the world- Lebonan, Syria... this is what these cult followers have done!! See more 02/02/2022 Horribly written hate speech masquerading as a show. It's a thoroughly long drawn hate letter written to an entire civilization throughout mis-appropriating vedic terms like Aryavart. Besides the obvious problems I have with the theme, I'd say the direction is also quite shoddy and unoriginal with such long drawn scenes and absolutely no grip on. The writing is shoddy and characters aren't tightly written at all. Performances of Huma Qureshi and others was the saving grace. They did a pretty convincing job. See more 08/18/2020 It was such a great first season. I was into this storyline and even more so with the actors. I watched the entire season all in 1 day, it turned into a binge, I had to see what would happen next. sure hope there's another season! See more 07/18/2020 Lol. A cheap copy of The Handmaid's Tale. Seems like someone living in west watched that show, scrolled a bit through some india related rascist crap peddled in media and vomitted this nonsense. If it is meant to be a propaganda against Hindus or something, it fails at that too, due to sheer boredom it induces. No wonder there was no second season despite there being seeds of it at the end of the last episode. See more 05/31/2020 Rotten and full of sh*t See more 02/28/2020 Very bad series like a bullshit just ban this series and case on director. Mindfuck See more Read all reviews
Leila — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Urmi Juvekar

Creator

Huma Qureshi

Shalini

Siddharth

Bhanu

Rahul Khanna

Rizwan

Seema Biswas

Madhu

Akash Khurana

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 1 After her family is attacked, Shalini is imprisoned; hoping to be reunited with her daughter, Shalini tries to play by the rules. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 2 While on the run from Bhanu's men, Shalini meets an unlikely ally; Shalini has vivid memories about the past. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 3 Shalini makes a risky deal in order to track down a reporter who may be able to help her find Leila; secrets emerge. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 4 Determined to find Leila, Shalini decides to negotiate with Bhanu for information; Shalini has something that Bhanu wants. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 5 In exchange for the rebels' help, Shalini agrees to be a spy at an Aryavarta politician's home. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 14, 2019 Episode 6 Shalini's covert activities at Rao's house threaten to expose her; on the eve of the Skydome event, Bhanu devises a plan. Details

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Leila — Season 1

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Season Info

Creator
Urmi Juvekar
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date
Jun 14, 2019
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