authenticity

Rajiv, from northern Bihar state, saw Param Sundari as a fun window into an unfamiliar culture, saying its portrayals may not be true to life but chasing authenticity can dull entertainment.

Yes, the heart-shaped lips and resting pout do some heavy lifting to pull off the baseball-loving mama’s boy, but Butler’s authenticity is irrefutable.

The authenticity of the videos was never verified, but as the computer equipment was in the hands of the security forces, suspicion fell on someone there leaking it, perhaps to trash Engonga's reputation.

“It’s about authenticity and it’s about making it good,” Cumberbatch agrees.

But most of the criticisms lobbed at Meghan have less to do with originality than authenticity.