The series showcases that realistically speaking, there is no heaven… Everyone, in a way, is stuck in their own rut.

In a way, the title Made In Heaven is a juxtaposition regarding our dreams versus the brutal realities of our lives. The fantasy created through weddings is quite emblematic of life here in the UK since there is a great demand for the ‘Big fat Indian wedding’. It is fascinating to see how the weddings mostly are used as a form of utopia, almost like a beautiful life that is far from reality, whilst the lives of the principal cast are quite mundane.įurthermore, the fact that we see the wedding planners arrange the fantasy marriages amidst mishap in their lives highlights how the world carries no matter what. Wedding and Heaven become Metaphoric of LifeĬontrary to the initial expectations, the web-series is not a rehash of Band Baaja Baarat, Monsoon Wedding or .Īt times, in a lightly humoured way, the series offers a mirror to the scandalous side to Big Fat Indian Weddings. Whilst Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti are the creators of this show.įilme Shilmy gives their final verdict on this extravagant yet realistic Prime Original series. The series is directed by Zoya Akhtar, Nitya Mehra, Alankrita Shrivastava and Prashant Nair. With world-class production values and a magnificent scale, the show provides the viewer with a grand cinematic experience of intricacies and the drama around upscale Indian weddings. Indians believe marriages are made in heaven and it is against these sacred unions that Tara and Karan’s personal journeys are juxtaposed. The show portrays today’s India as a potent blend where tradition jostles with modern aspiration, set against the theme of the ‘Big Fat Indian Wedding’. These two headstrong individuals often mask their supreme vulnerability – sometimes even from each other, as their wedding planning agency “Made In Heaven” forces them to open up and reveal themselves. Made In Heaven follows the lives of Tara (Sobhita Dhulipala) and Karan (Arjun Mathur), two wedding planners in Delhi.

Made in heaven review