In the fifth episode, Radhika Apte plays a Dalit woman.
The fifth episode of Made in Heaven 2, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, has been a topic of conversation since its release.
The fifth episode of Made in Heaven 2, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, has been a topic of conversation since its release. This episode addresses the issue of casteism that persists even in modern times. Radhika Apte portrays Pallavi Menke, a Dalit author, who confidently embraces her identity and advocates for her community. On Monday, Yashica Dutt, a journalist and author renowned for her book ‘Coming Out as Dalit,’ which offers insights into the Dalit experience in India, took to Instagram. She wrote about how the episode gave her an intense emotional reaction and criticised the creators of Made in Heaven for depicting a version of her life on screen without getting permission or giving credit.
Reacting to it, Radhika Apte, during a chat with Hindustan Times, said, “I strongly feel that no matter what both the parties are talking about and feeling, I know for a fact that neither of them [makers of the show and the author] want the good effects or the good consequences of this episode to be diminished even for a minute,” says Apte.
Emphasizing the importance of considering the bigger perspective from the show, she said that it’s crucial to see the bigger picture and the main message of the show. “They both are on the same side when it comes to championing the cause and saying that it is a great thing that an episode about this issue has come on mainstream platform, and it shouldn’t be cancelled or should be banned. It should be only looked at positively. We are all on the same side in the end,” she said.
Yashica had earlier posted a video excerpt of the sequence from the show and commented on the episode featuring an inter-caste wedding. Although she hailed the creators for showing a Dalit-Buddhist wedding and labeled the episode as a ‘cinematic triumph of significant measure,’ she raised concerns about the fact that the creators’ failed to ‘properly credit’ her role in shaping the ‘fundamental concepts’ depicted in the episode.
