Leila (TV series)

Leila
Poster
Created byUrmi Juvekar
Based onLeila
by Prayaag Akbar
Written byUrmi Juvekar
Suhani Kanwar
Patrick Graham
Directed byDeepa Mehta
Shanker Raman
Pawan Kumar
StarringHuma Qureshi
Siddharth
Seema Biswas
Rahul Khanna
Sanjay Suri
Arif Zakaria
Ashwath Bhatt
Anupam Bhattacharya
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersDeepa Mehta
Urmi Juvekar
ProducersPriya Sreedharan
Wasim Khan
Zulfaquar Torabi
Vibhav Shikdar
Production locationIndia
CinematographyJohan Heurlin Aidt
EditorsArindam Ghatak
Meghna Manchanda Sen
Shan Mohd
Production companyOpen Air Films LLP
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)
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Leila is an Indian Hindi-language dystopian drama series directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar.[1] 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.[2] Written by Urmi Juvekar, it stars Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri and Arif Zakaria.[3] A teaser was launched on 8 March.[4] The six-episode series premiered on 14 June 2019 on Netflix.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Filmmaker Deepa Mehta to direct Netflix's Indian original Leila". India Today. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Deepa Mehta's Netflix Show Leila Gets a Release Date". CNN-News18. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Netflix series 'Leila' gets release date". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Huma Qureshi's Netflix series Leila to launch globally on June 14". The Indian Express. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Netflix Indian original series 'Leila' will be out in June". Scroll.in. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Leila review: Provocative and political; Huma Qureshi owns Netflix India's most courageous show yet". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021.