The controversy surrounding the Neeraj Ghaywan-directed episode on a Buddhist marriage ceremony in Season 2 of Made in Heaven has taken a brand new flip. Creator Yashica Dutt has now slammed the makers for his or her ‘hostile’ assertion to her demanding credit score for utilizing her physique of labor within the episode that includes Radhika Apte as a Dalit bride choosing a Buddhist marriage ceremony. Yashica revealed that she had a gathering with one of many writer-directors Alankrita Shrivastava in July 2022. In response, now Alankrita has additionally denied these allegations on her Twitter account. (Additionally learn: Anurag Kashyap defends Neeraj Ghaywan amid Made in Heaven controversy: ‘I noticed him get cancelled in a day’)
Yashica’s new allegations
Yashica took to her social media and wrote, “Replace:In response to my light demand for acknowledgement, the makers of MIH put out a hostile assertion calling it ‘deceptive’. Was it additionally deceptive when Alankrita Shrivastava, the author/director of MIH requested a gathering with me in NY on July 15, 2022 that lasted 5 hours?”
She the detailed how the writer-director didn’t reply anymore by way of mail, and mentioned: “I used to be anticipating to at the least see a follow-up e mail in my inbox, which in fact there was none. Solely to find {that a} 12 months later she was a maker of a present that had openly taken not solely my likeness however even elements of that dialog for display screen. This whole narrative has been twisted & horribly disfigured to serve the pursuits of savarna indie Bollywood, to make them seem progressive on display screen as they proceed to steal the likeness & tales of actual Dalit of us, whereas additionally clamping down on them once they ask for credit score.”
Made in Heaven maker’s response
In response, Alankrita took to her Twitter to disclaim these claims and identified the timelines of the shoot of the episode and her assembly with Yashica. She wrote, “The Pallavi Menke story was shot in October 2021. I went to New York in July 2022.” Neeraj Ghaywan additionally shared the identical replace on his Instagram Story.
The controversy started a number of weeks in the past when writer Yashica Dutt claimed that the Radhika Apte episode in Season 2 of Made in Heaven was closely impressed by her life and her work, ‘Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir.’ She then mentioned how the Made in Heaven episode was ‘gorgeous in its portrayal of a Dalit girl and her Buddhist inter-caste marriage ceremony’, including it ‘sadly erased her contribution’ to it. A couple of days later, the makers of the present launched an announcement denying the claims.
Made in Heaven is obtainable to stream on Prime Video.