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Prime Video’s ‘Adhura’ receives applause for its sensitive theme

The series features Rasika Dugal, Ishwak Singh, Shrenik Arora, Poojan Chhabra, Rahul Dev, Rijul Ray, Zoa Morani, Sahil Salathia, Aru Krishansh Verma and Jamini Pathak.

Prime Video’s ‘Adhura’ receives applause for its sensitive theme

Prime Video and Emmay Entertainment recently launched their first Hindi horror series, Adhura. Soon after the seven-episode series released on the streaming service, critics and media reviewers applauded the series for its suspenseful mystery and engaging screenplay which comprises different and intriguing elements along with weaving some important issues in the horror-filled plot.

And now, viewers are also taking to their social media, sharing lots of love and appreciation for touching upon bullying and homophobia through the various characters and situations.


Adhura has touched the right chord of emotions among the audiences by highlighting the aspects of bullying and the far-reaching effect it has on young minds and also addresses homophobia.

Here's what viewers praised about the show Adhura,

Some audiences also went on Instagram to share their love.

This universal love and acceptance for Adhura demonstrate that quality content always finds an audience. The seven-episode series is now streaming on Prime Video.

Directed and written by Gauravv K Chawla and Ananya Banerjee, Adhura features Rasika Dugal, Ishwak Singh, Shrenik Arora, Poojan Chhabra, Rahul Dev, Rijul Ray, Zoa Morani, Sahil Salathia, Aru Krishansh Verma and Jamini Pathak.

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You see it everywhere now. In mainstream pornography, a man’s hands around a woman’s neck. It has become so common that for many, especially the young, it just seems like part of sex, a normal step. The UK government has decided it should not be, and soon, it will be a crime.

The plan is to make possessing or distributing pornographic material that shows sexual strangulation, often called ‘choking’, illegal. This is a specific amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill. Ministers are acting on the back of a stark, independent review. That report found this kind of violence is not just available online, but it is rampant. It has quietly, steadily, become normalised.

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