Leila Review

Leila is an Indian T.V series directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumarbased on the novel written by Prayaag Akbar which was released in 2017. With a dyspotatian region as a backdrop, this series shows how communities are divided and even clean water and air is shown as a luxury which only few people can afford.

The series is titled as Leila who is the daughter of Shalini played by Huma Qureshi. Huma Qureshi gives a powerful performance as a mother who is desperately in search of her daughter – Leila .The series shows a fascist government and makes the audience feel terrified of the fates of the characters owing to their natural acting. Even though the series is thrilling and the actors have considerably justified their roles, it misses out on a strong storyline. There are lot of foreshadowing happening in the series and nothing unexpected is seen. The season 1 didn’t meet up to the expectations nor did the season finale did justice. Hopefully, the season 2 will make up for the blunders made in season 1.