India, June 24 -- Maybe it has to do with the zeitgeist of the times that we live in - dystopia is the term that is bandied about more often than utopia. Leila , Netflix's new offering, is the second one after the Radhika Apte-starrer Ghoul to be described thus. This one, with Huma Qureshi in the lead, has the ability to deliver knockout punches which often makes the viewer feel almost breathless.

While the opening scene is idyllic, within moments it descends into chaos. A family of three, Shalini (Huma), Rizwan Chowdhury (Rahul Khanna) and their daughter, is frolicking in and around a private pool in their house but one can just feel an impending sense of doom that is likely to shatter this perfect picture. Within minutes, it spirals ou...