‘Made In Heaven’ Tackles Caste Discrimination In India; Director Neeraj Ghaywan Says ‘So Much Of My Growing Up Years In It’
etcanada.comIndian 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. READ MORE: Indian Web Series ‘Made In Heaven’ Is The Talk Of The Town For Its Powerful Storytelling And An Exceptional Cast 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.
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