Mirzapur 2 premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 23, has smashed all its previous records and is still going strong even after a few days of release. All actors in the web series have left a remarkable impact on the audience and the performances are being appreciated by the entire country.
Excel Entertainment, which has produced the web series, made an apology to veteran author Surendra Mohan Pathak, who had conveyed his unhappiness over one of the scenes in 'Mirzapur', blaming the makers of misrepresenting his book 'Dhabba'.
The scene where Kulbhushan Kharbanda's character Satyanand Tripathi is seen reading a book and a voice-over played in the background has provoked controversy. The writer alleges that the voice-over has nothing to do with his book.
Acknowledging that the depiction of 'Dhabba' in Mirzapur 2 and an 'unrelated' voiceover has caused discomfort to Surender Mohan Pathak, Puneet Krishna, creator and writer of 'Mirzapur 2', has apologised and promised to make changes the particular scene in the web series.
The statement read: “Dear Surender Mohan Pathak, It has been brought to my notice by you that there is a scene in the recently released series - Mirzapur Season 2 - which depicts a character named Satyanand Tripathi, reading a book named 'Dhabba' which has been written by you and this depiction is supplemented with an unrelated voiceover (VO) which has hurt your sentiments and the sentiments of your fans and well-wishers."
Creators have assured to 'rectify the situation' by either blurring the book-cover or removing the voice over within three weeks from the scene.
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The statement further adds, "We sincerely apologize for the same and would like to convey to you that this was not done with any malicious intent or to tarnish/damage your reputation. We are aware that you are a writer of repute and your work is held in high regard in the world of Hindi crime fiction. We would like to assure you that to rectify this situation, as discussed with you and as per your wishes, we will blur the book-cover in the scene or remove the VO within a reasonable time of 3 weeks. Once again, please accept our sincerest apologies for inadvertently hurting your sentiments.”
Mirzapur 2 is available for streaming on Amazon Prime also it is speculated that there can be a season 3.