Set in the 1930s and 1940s, Qala is a haunting psychological musical drama that follows the rise of an aspiring playback singer, Qala Manjushree, as she scales the heights of the Indian film industry.Despite her professional success, she is perpetually haunted by a tragic past and a desperate, unrequited longing for the approval of her cold and domineering mother, Urmila.The arrival of Jagan, a prodigious young singer whom her mother adopts as a protégé, triggers a spiral of intense jealousy and self-destruction.The film masterfully explores themes of toxic parenting, systemic misogyny, and the heavy price of ambition, all set against a lush, period-accurate backdrop of classical and early film music.Qala - official trailerWatch Qala on Netflix