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BR Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar praises Made in Heaven 2 for its portrayal of Dalit woman

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Made in Heaven season two was released recently amid much anticipation and has been garnering positive reviews since then. The fifth episode with Radhika Apte as a bride who gets married in a Buddhist wedding in the presence of portraits of Lord Buddha and, social reformer and political leader BR Ambedkar grabbed attention. 

Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar took to X (Formerly known as Twitter) to share pictures from the episode and praise Radhika Apte and director Neeraj Ghaywan. He wrote, "I absolutely loved the assertion, defiance and resistance of the Dalit woman character — Pallavi." 

He further added, "For those Vanchits and Bahujans who have watched the episode — Assert your identity and only then you gain political prominence. As Pallavi puts it, “Everything is about the politics. Jai Bhim!"

Replying to Prakash Ambedkar, Neeraj Ghaywan penned, "This is everything! Thank you so much, sir.”

The episode titled 'The Heart Skipped a Beat' features Radhika Apte in the role of Pallavi Menke, an Ivy League lawyer and author, in an inter-caste relationship. Made in Heaven, directed by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, revolves around two wedding planners from Deli, Tara Khanna and Karan Mehra, played by Sobhita Dhulipala and Arjun Mathur respectively. 

Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz, Shivani Raghuvanshi, and Shashank Arora have reprised their roles from the first season, while Mona Singh and Trinetra Haldar have been added to the cast.

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