Kuch Reet Jagat Aisi Hai producer JD Majethia on why he chose Gujarati culture to showcase dowry issue: ‘If we show a family in any other culture, fingers would be pointed at us’

Kuch Reet Jagat Ki Aisi Hai stars Meera Deosthale and Zaan Khan in the lead roles. On his latest show, Majethia said, “This tradition of dowry continues under cover even today, and it is not just in small towns and cities, but in big ones too. Even the wealthiest of people have this going on. People like us also play a role in encouraging social evils like this.” Sharing an incident, JD added, “I moved into a bigger house a few days back, and my daughter told us a year ago that she is moving out to her independent house. She just does not want to be a protected child, and I appreciate that. I learned from my daughter. I felt I needed to start something like this (Kuch Reet Jagat Ki Aisi Hai) to impact lives.”

 

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When asked why specifically he chose the Gujarati culture to showcase this issue, JD shared, “We have studied this subject a lot before making the show. Even though it revolves around a Gujarati family, in reality, Gujarat has a very low percentage of dowry deaths. So we thought about what would the Gujarati community think. We wanted to make a pan-India show since the issue is very prevalent in the country, so there was no particular reason behind choosing a family with Gujarati culture. If we show a family in any other culture, fingers would be pointed at us.”

He added, “We want to address the issue of dowry deaths and crimes related to the same that are only increasing. This ideology of getting dowry for your son is so conservative, due to this, people don’t educate their daughters. This issue is spread across states and is atrocious. People just want sons because if they get a daughter they have to give dowry, which leads to female infanticide.”

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Jamnadas aka JD Majethia also revealed that Kuch Reet Jagat Aisi Hai is inspired by a Gujarati novel written by Dhirbuen Patel. He acquired the rights for the same in 2010 and planned to make the show earlier. To make the show even better, JD also brought writers of Balika Vadhu on board.