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Dr. Radhika Sharma, for the world outside, is an aberrant and arrogant feminist. But inside, she resides in a far-away world like a vulnerable first sketch of an artist. One night an enquiry by a nine-year-old patient coaxes her to one's personal diary. And, as she reads on, a bygone era comes to the forefront, taking her through a cavalcade of exclusive events that life, love and friendship offer at the noon of adolescence. And by night time, she finds herself face to face with a question that defies logical explanation.

What happens when two women fall in love with the same man?

Sometimes, life can give you a sucker punch the moment you think you have won it over. That’s what happens to Nishita Garg. Just when she thinks that she’s worked hard and ticked all the boxes to live a happy life, she gets a DM from an anonymous sender that turns her world upside down. Accompanied with photos and texts, the DMs claim to have molested her. And while fear envelopes her, Nishita doesn’t remember the incident at all.

Vanav Thakur is the most perfect boyfriend that any girl can have. He ticks every box you can ever have for your Mr. Right. Trust me on this. He cares for me, respects me, never objectifies me, never says no to me for anything, understands me, is progressive, and has no shadow of any male chauvinism in him. Sometimes, I wonder if I really deserve him. My parents, like me, had no option but to accept him as my boyfriend. Everything was hunky-dory, and I thought I would be that one girl who would never have any relationship hiccup until I stumbled upon the reason behind his perfection. 

At 27, Kiyan Roy is the mysterious, reclusive best-selling author of Handcuffs - an erotic trilogy. When he appears publicly before his readers for the first time, Kiyan starts getting stalked by a seductive and alluring girl across cities, book events, hotels, luncheons, and media interviews. Soon, he becomes obsessed by her and falls for her charms. The first time they sleep together, the girl gifts him something that is the first step to his doom. Kiyan soon realizes this girl is not who she says she is, but is it already too late to rectify his mistakes?

Ekantika Pakrashi has just lost the love of her life. Preliminary reports suggest it was no accident. Her boyfriend was murdered in cold blood and the modus operandi resembles that of India's most notorious serial killer of the 1990s: the Cellotape Killer. He was never caught, and if this indeed was him, then he had resurfaced after twenty-one years.

Six months have passed since Prisha was pushed to death by the person she loved the most, Saveer. But she doesn't believes that it was him till she stumbles upon the first clue to the mystery that Saveer is, which leads her to his twisted past: he is not who he says he is. Forever is True is a riveting thriller exposing the deadly limits that a person can go to because of a ruined childhood. 

Do you flaunt your happy moments in the form of filtered photographs on Facebook, Instagram, etc.? Do you and your partner set relationship goals for others on social media? Do you make people jealous of the perfect life you are living? Do you portray yourself as a forever-happy person to your social media followers? Do you think you are a cyber-world aspiration? If no, then chill. If yes, then congrats! You are their next target.

Prisha Srivastav turned 18 two months back. Hailing from Faridabad, she studies mass communication in Bengaluru. She meets a mysterious man, double her age, who goes by the name "the mean monster" in the Bengaluru party circuit. Intrigued, she pursues him and falls for him. However, there's a problem. Prisha doesn't know he kills the one who loves him. Literally. 

Shanay Bansal, a young and successful entrepreneur, is looking forward to his engagement with Afsana Agarwal. But a few weeks before the engagement, he receives a mysterious voice message from someone from Afsana's past. Curious, Shanay plays the voice message, and through many other such messages, a different world from the past opens up about a beautiful relationship that got broken due to a terrible lie.

Cheaters tells nine short stories, each discussing a different shade of infidelity in today's times when societal norms are still the same - archaic. However, the urge to explore and experiment among the youth is at an all-time high. This friction, if not handled well, could lead to unexpected roads. Each story, though high on emotions, unfolds in a thrilling narrative.