Why Stranger Things cast skipped India for promotions?
- FC Team
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Unofficial sources confirm that Netflix boasts 12 million users from India, making it to the Top 10 countries with the highest paid subscribers. However, why did India fail to make the cut for the Stranger Things One Last Adventure Press Tour?
Millie Bobby Brown & Co were seen promoting the season finale in Tokyo, Jakarta, Kuala Lampur and Manila in Asia.
The India that was known for its narrow littered alleys - a picture painted by the makers of Slumdog Millionaire, lasted over 15 years until the Ambanis' crashed the party.
The "Ambani Wedding" which had international Pop icons like Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Katy Perry gracing the occasion, turned India's global image upside down. The biggest news channels and the Youtube monologuers fancied the brand new "rich" India that no longer fit within the frame set by imperialists, invaders and propagandists.
Though the country has proven its mettle on all fronts - Economic growth, Culture and Arts and Tourism, does India still fall behind on the Rizz Factor?
The controversial viral reel around the discovery of "Indian Baddies" - a group of beautiful women dancing away at the Tyla concert in Mumbai justifies this misconception. The women stunned the internet with their hedonistic self-expression which dropped the second bomb on the country's misperceived culturescape.
India 2026 can be a wealthy country with a diverse culture, but the population fits the bill of well-educated, sleek-haired engineers who stay home on weekends.
Though Indians were deeply offended with the west accrediting them with some charisma, the question lingers. Even after 25-YO Bhavitha Mandava
storming the gram, opening for Chanel.
While the world celebrates Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bhachan and AR Rahman, they continue to wear moss coloured glasses when they respectfully bow for a Namaste.
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