Of pretty ludo things & more

Changing colors, child brides, ghost characters.

Helloo! This issue of Jungle Mein Mangal covers a new drama centered around ghosts; the relation between displacement and child marriages; another Pakistani short film doing the festival circuit; and a little more to fill your week.

Read time: Half a play of Claw Machine by Sloppy Jane & Phoebe Bridgers. Chalo let's scroll 👻♠️🖍️

Hyyype

// Come fangirl with me

Jinn ki shadi unki shadi // I am once again asking you to ignore the name of a drama I recommend lmao but the trailer looks very fun because of the whole ghost element. It also has Tamkenat in it and that’s enough for me to believe it’ll be a decent script, even if not the best.

Looped In

// News I care about, and you should too

Monsoon Child Brides // The financial loss as a result of disaster and displacement has a direct link to an increase in child marriages. This year’s monsoon and flooding is expected to aggravate the situation, with an additional 600,000 child brides.

Time after Time @ CSAFF // Another short film by the Joyland crew. This time by Tabish Habib, premiering at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival.

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Apreesh

// This deserves some love

Shop Panj // This is a super cute small jewelry studio. I love the packaging they teased a while ago. It’s fun but also has that elegance to it. Their first batch of products launches next week.

Dil Se Design

// Favs from the design multiverse

Ludo Thing // This ludo redesign thing is SO pretty and lovely to look at.

Ok Wow

// The fascinating and the bizarre

The disappearance of Indian Red // You wouldn’t believe what forced Crayola to change the name of one of their most loved crayon colors. This clickbaity enough for you?

One Final Thing

// Things so far unsaid

If you see doob and mein tera by Maanu on my Spotify Wrapped in three months, mind your own business.

Until the next one, shab bakhair 🌅🤍

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