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Alpha

Name: Alpha
Director: Shiv Rawail
Released: 2026
Duration: 141 min

Representation Score

3.5/10

Limited

2026

Director

Shiv Rawail

Runtime

141 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Alpha centers two women as its primary heroes. Sita operates as a highly trained assassin who dismantles a rogue military program, while her sister Durga plays a key supporting role. Male characters, including the film’s villains and intelligence chiefs, largely react to the women’s actions or serve as the architects of their trauma. The film features an all-South Asian cast in positions of power, from spies to military commanders. It frames Indian state institutions positively, with the protagonist ultimately aligning with national interests. However, the story lacks LGBTQ+ characters and people with disabilities, limiting its broader representation. The focus remains tightly on the female leads’ journey against male-dominated systems.

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Category Breakdown

Does Alpha have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

No LGBTQ+ characters or same-sex relationships appear in the film. The story focuses on family ties and heterosexual pairings within the spy thriller plot.

How does Alpha portray gender?

Excellent

Two women, Sita and Durga, drive the entire narrative as the central protagonists. Sita is a lethal assassin who dismantles a military program, while male characters largely serve as creators, victims, or handlers of her power.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Alpha?

Good

The cast is entirely South Asian, reflecting the film’s Indian setting. Characters of color hold all positions of power, including military command and intelligence leadership, without white characters in authority roles.

How does Alpha represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film centers on Indian national institutions like the R&AW and the Army. Sita ultimately chooses loyalty to the nation over personal vengeance, reinforcing patriotic duty and traditional state authority.

Does Alpha include disability representation?

Minimal

No characters with physical or mental disabilities are shown. The plot involves medical experimentation and heart disease, but these serve as backstory rather than ongoing character traits.

Present on Screen

Female-led action plot with sisters driving the story.
All major authority roles held by South Asian actors.
Female protagonist possesses superior combat skills.

Limited or Absent

No LGBTQ+ characters or relationships are included.
No representation of characters with disabilities.
Patriarchal figures control the female leads’ origins.

Official Synopsis

When Sita, a highly trained assassin raised in isolation as a super-soldier by a rogue commander, discovers the dark truth about her family and her stolen childhood, she teams up with her long lost sister to take down her creator and his illicit military program.

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