‘Made In Heaven’ Tackles Caste Discrimination In India; Director Neeraj Ghaywan Says ‘So Much Of My Growing Up Years In It’
24.08.2023 - 17:11
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Indian web series “Made In Heaven” returned to Prime Video after a four-year gap with solid and resonating stories. Canceled thrice due to COVID, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar is happy to finally share her spectacular series with the world, and the audience globally has accepted it with open arms.
One episode, which struck a chord with the audience, is titled “The Heart Skipped A Beat” directed by Neeraj Ghaywan. The episode follows the story of Pallavi Menke, a Dalit activist set to start her tenure as a professor at Columbia University.
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But back home, in India, she’s still battling the issues of caste and the discrimination she and her family face, even among the educated elite.
Soon after the show premiered, the episode exploded on the internet with praises for Ghaywan, who shared that the experience was “cathartic.”
He tells ET Canada, “There is so much of my growing up years in it. These guys had an idea initially about what sort of character they wanted to represent. And it goes back to the example of Dr. BR Ambedkar — when the most well-read person in our country, coming from Columbia University, thought he’d be welcomed with a lot of praise. Still, he was literally thrown out of our lodge, and he was not allowed to stay.”
Dr Ambedkar was a social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India. He inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism.
“So, the point is that people from my community, who were first-generation achievers, got imposter syndrome and the persecution complex. You’re filled with insecurities. You’re judged no matter how