The possibility to live, love and find acceptance across continents is one of the main themes of Hamisha Daryani Ahuja’s second Netflix release, Postcards. This project--much like her 2020 debut Namaste Wahala, which saw an Indian man romance a Nigerian in her native city, Lagos—brings together a colourful cast of Indian and Nigerian actors.

IMDB describes Postcards as: “Four conflicted Nigerians find identity and acceptance as they face their fears and desires through a journey of love and self-discovery”. This immediately brings to mind Mira Nair’s iconic Mississippi Masala (1991), a ground-breaking film recognised for exploring serious issues of colourism. But Ahuja quickly clarifies that Postcards delves into the universally relatable “human aspect”, or the issues that we all face. “Things like skin colour don’t even come up,” she says.