Beyond the Shade
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A sweeping arranged-marriage romance set in contemporary Tamil Nadu, where colourism still whispers through drawing rooms, temple corridors and marriage halls. Dark-skinned Ananya lives under the constant gaze of a society that equates fairness with worth. When she meets her prospective groom, she expects rejection. Instead, she meets a man who sees only her.
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