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Zari

Zari

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Zari

2025

0h 19m

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Drama

Overview

American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister's wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

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6 featured cast members

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Aesha Soni

Neelu

Kamal Batra

Zeyb / Zari

Richa Kalra

Rita

Kundan Kumar

Prem

Padma Damodaran

Lalita

Hardeep Gupta

Nandita

Creative team

Directed by: Shruti Parekh
Written by: Shruti Parekh
Produced by: Kajri Akhtar
Shruti Parekh

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