Where The Monsoon Waits
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In 1913 Bengal, a British officer and a proud Indian man are forced to work together under the shadow of empire.
What begins as silence and tension slowly turns into something deeper-something forbidden. As monsoon rains approach and rebellion stirs, they must choose between duty and the love history was never meant to remember.
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