Anandi Tripathi

Review of Zee TV’s Yeh Teri Galliyan: Engaging tale of friendship and love in Kolkata’s infamous Sonagachi

Zee TV’s new show Yeh Teri Galliyan, exposes the utter hypocrisy of Indian society. While prostitutes are required to fulfil certain baser human instincts, they are not given respect in society. The setting of this Cinevistaas Limited offering is Kolkata’s infamous red light district, Sonagachi. The lead girl Puchki’s mother, Arpita (Akansha Sareen), is sold by her husband to the head of a kotha, Thaku Maa (Shubhangi Latkar) while she was carrying Puckhi. The scene where Arpita begs her husband to save her was full of pathos a | Click Here...