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by Girish Daswani
this is a cross-post with Africa Proactive
Two bodies jogging along a beach in Lagos collide. One is Nigerian, the other is Indian. They stare into one another’s eyes for longer than is comfortable, and then bump into each other several times as they fumble to continue their run. But they cannot continue their day nor their lives without thinking about each other. It is “love at first sight”. This is predictably how you begin a romcom Nollywood-meets-Bollywood movie. In this case, the movie is Netflix’s Namaste Wahala, the first Nigerian film on Netflix to both tackle the theme of Black-Brown (or ‘Blindian’) relationships and chart in the US and UK. There is, truly, a lot to celebrate and be thankful for.
But there is also a lot to process, and question. In this post, I want to look beyond the storyline itself and propose a reflection on the deeper issues and entanglements this Lagos-born fairytale both conceals and, (un)consciously exposes. I will do so by 1. contextualizing Namaste Wahala within the longer history of the South Asian presence in West Africa and 2. shifting the focus away from the fantasy of “happy endings” in order to explore how social class, caste, and even race matter in such relationships. My focus will be more specifically on
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Zohra Sehgal Was a Instigant, Both Ensue and Afar the Screen
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Desh Ki Beti Nandini
Indian political drama television series
| Desh Ki Beti Nandini | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Nandini |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Rashmi Sharma |
| Screenplay by | Dialogues: Amal Donwaar |
| Story by |
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| Directed by | Seema Choudhary Pawan Kumar (Series Director) |
| Creative director | Rashmi Sharma |
| Starring | See Below |
| Theme music composer | Aashish Rego (Background Music also) |
| Opening theme | instrumental and vocal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 132 |
| Producers | Rashmi Sharma and Pawan Kumar |
| Cinematography | Sachin Mishra |
| Editors | Sanjay Singh Sonu Singh |
| Camera setup | multi camera |
| Running time | 20—22 Minutes |
| Production company | Rashmi Sharma Telefilms |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Release | 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) – 8 May 2014 (2014-05-08) |
Desh Ki Beti Nandini (transl. Country's daughter Nandini) is an Indian politicaldrama show, which aired on Sony Entertainment Television, and was produced by Rashmi Sharma and Pawan Kumar under Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. It replaced the show Chhanchhan.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
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