Author Yashica Dutt recently called out 'Made In Heaven' makers for using her ideas without permission, but the episode director and showrunners have denied her claims, asserting it's based on a fictional character.
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Misleading comments
On Thursday, in a joint statement, the makers said that the comments are "misleading" and they have not appropriated Dutt's life or work.
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Outrage
Their statement has led to even more outrage and X users are unconvinced. Several people have demanded the makers to apologize to Dutt instead of fueling the fire.
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Dutt's response
Quoting one tweet, she wrote, "Dalit women are the easiest to take from, what's the worth in their labor anyway. It's for everybody to claim."
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Episode director Neeraj Ghaywan had earlier thanked her book 'Coming Out as Dalit' and added that it inspired their fictional character Pallavi.