DU students vs Ziddi Girls: Outrage over web series filmed at Miranda House

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Delhi University erupts in protest over Ziddi Girls, an Amazon Prime series shot inside Miranda House. Students and faculty accuse the show of misrepresenting campus life and tarnishing the college’s reputation.

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00:00This was Delhi University Students Union President Rohan Khatri calling for a boycott

00:20of the Amazon Prime series Ziddi Girls. Ziddi Girls is a fictional series exploring the

00:33lives of five students in a fictional college called Matilda House, referred to as MH. Shonali

00:38Bose, a Miranda House alumna, shopped the series on the Miranda House campus itself.

00:43But the show's trailer depicted students watching pornography on campus and rebelling against

00:47faculty. This sparked outrage with many students and faculty calling it a barely disguised reference

00:52to Miranda House. As matters escalated, Delhi University Students Union also intervened to

00:57condemn the series. After the backlash, the makers released a second trailer with a

01:15disclaimer stating that the series was a work of fiction and not intended to defame any institution.

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