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If you think Ritu Rai has peaked, think again. She is currently in rehearsals for a radical new adaptation of King Lear —set in a dysfunctional influencer family, with Rai playing the Fool as a non-binary live-streamer. Early whispers from closed previews call it "devastating" and "her best Shakespeare since Hamlet." Notable Web Series If you think Ritu Rai
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Rasika Dugal, a celebrated web series actress, embodies Shakespearean complexity – from Lady Macbeth’s moral corrosion (Beena Tripathi in Mirzapur ) to Viola’s quiet resilience ( Delhi Crime ). This paper argues that Dugal’s best performances function as modern reincarnations of Shakespeare’s female characters, proving the Bard’s timelessness in OTT media.