MUMBAI: Udaariyaan, a show produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey, fell into serious problems. On the show's set in Chandigarh, a Sikh group staged a protest. A group of Sikhs reportedly came in the afternoon of July 8, to interrupt filming because they felt that a fictitious gurudwara was being used inappropriately on the set. Several of the unit's members left, and the group also disturbed another show's filming from the same production house.
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A source close to the development told the popular news portal, “We had created a gurudwara on the set, and a temporary member of the unit recorded a video showing someone walking on the sets in shoes. This upset a sect of Sikhs, who showed up at the shoot. They questioned us about walking in shoes and disrespecting their religious practices and beliefs. While we have never intended any disrespect, the agitation left us with no choice but to vacate the set to prevent any further incidents.”
After learning about the same, the news portal tried contacting Rinku Dhawan. However, she remained unavailable to comment on the matter. A few hours later, the channel shared an official statement with the media.
The channel said, “We are committed to producing content that respects all cultures and religions. We ensure that all representations in our productions are carried out with the utmost care and respect for the communities we portray. The set of Udaariyaan was designed as an artificial construct for the purpose of the show and did not contain any real religious places of worship or articles.”
Avinesh Rekhi, Shreya Jain, and Aditi Bhagat play important roles in the show Udaariyaan. Everyone responds favorably to the show. For those who arrived late, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Ankit Gupta, and Isha Malviya previously starred in the show in the lead role.
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