'Made In Heaven 2' makers hit back at author Yashica Dutt; deny using her life or work in the show

Days after author Yashica Dutt criticised 'Made In Heaven 2' makers of using her work without credit, director Neeraj Ghaywan and team issued a statement contradicting her remarks.

The makers said that they are deeply disturbed with misleading reports and comments in the context of Yashica claiming formal credit for her 'contribution' to 'Made In Heaven', a show set around wedding planners and remarkable brides who challenge the prejudices deeply ingrained in our society.

The makers said that in episode 5 'The Heart Skips A Beat' they peek into the life of Pallavi Menke a fictional character. None of the above is drawn from Yashica Dutt's life or her book 'Coming Out As Dalits'.

'In the episode, the character, Pallavi Menke mentions her grandmother's back story. This narrative of cleaning toilets was included because it is a common history that came up recurrently in our research of the community. Pallavi Menke's fictional book, “Denied” is a hat-tip to several books like Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla, Caste Matters by Suraj Yengde, Coming Out As Dality by Yashica Dutt and the Tarshi article by Sumit Baudh. We have immense respect for them and their experience and their work that has admirably shed light on caste based discrimination,' the makers said.

Neeraj and team said they respect authors who have shed light on caste based discrimination.

Concluding the post, Neeraj added the show was made with sincerity, passion and a beating heart and they will continue to platform stories and voices that are truly bigger than us.

Created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, 'Made in Heaven Season 2' was released on Prime Video India.

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