India, Dec. 4 -- The Girlfriend would be a film that would spark a conversation - that's what the cast and crew, led by director Rahul Ravindran and actors Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty maintained prior to its release. And spark it did. For a majority of the female audience, The Girlfriend had moments of de ja v; they could all relate to the protagonist, Bhooma Devi to some extent.

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The men remained divided, but by and large, Rahul's sensitive portrayal of the subject appealed to most audiences. The film, which hit theatres on November 7 had been picked up by Netflix and the film dropped on the platform at midnight on December 5, in Telugu, Kan...