Chaman Bahaar — degeneracy and sexual harassment packaged as a small-town love story

Netflix released another Indian indie-flick last Friday, starring Jitendra Kumar. It was promptly displayed on the Netflix homepage and was trending at #1 in India.

The very first feeling that the preview of the movie evoked was that of a rustic love story. Jitendra has slowly evolved into a charismatic character actor with the uncanny gift to perfectly imbibe and bring out the unadulterated charm of rural India. Having recently finished Panchayat (a series chronicling the life of an…