Seema
Pahwa's
directorial
debut
Ramprasad
Ki
Tehrvi
released
in
theatres
in
January
2021.
In
March
this
year,
Sanya
Malhotra's
Pagglait
premiered
on
Netflix.
Interestingly,
both
the
films
had
a
similar
plotline
which
revolved
a
large,
extended
middle
class
family
from
UP
coming
together
for
the
funeral
of
loved
one.
In
a
recent
tete-a-tete
with
Film
Companion,
Seema
Pahwa
expressed
her
displeasure
over
the
similarities
between
both
the
movies
and
said
that
it
was
painful
for
her.
She
said
that
the
audience
got
confused
between
her
film
and
Pagglait
because
of
the
same
location.
The
senior
actress
told
the
entertainment
portal,
"We
made
Ram
Prasad
Ki
Tehrvi
in
2018
and
released
it
before
at
MAMI
and
other
film
festivals.
Pagglait
came
after
that
and
had
some
similarities,
which
was
painful
to
see.
The
location
it
was
shot
at
was
the
same
as
ours,
there
were
similarities
between
the
characters
too.
I
thought
that
this
was
because
both
films
have
middle-class
families,
in
which
you
find
the
same
kinds
of
characters.
Maybe
that
could've
been
a
coincidence
but
the
location
being
the
same
was
a
problem
because
the
audience
got
confused
between
the
films.
She
said
that
the
matter
could
have
been
resolved
with
a
conversation.
The
Bareilly
Ki
Barfi
actress
further
added
that
she
felt
cheated
because
there
were
people
who
worked
on
both
the
films
and
knew
about
the
similarities.
"There
should've
been
some
conversation
between
us
and
we
could've
changed
some
things
to
make
our
films
more
individualistic.
There
was
ignorance
on
my
part
too
because
I
found
out
too
late
that
a
film
just
like
ours
was
being
made.
I
feel
cheated
because
there
were
people
who
worked
on
Pagglait
who
had
also
worked
on
Ram
Prasad
Ki
Tehrvi
and
who
knew
about
the
film.
It's
a
little
surprising
that
they
didn't
see
it
as
a
second
chance
and
make
some
changes.
I
haven't
spoken
to
them
yet,
but
it
was
shocking," Seema
told
Film
Companion.
Earlier,
in
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Seema
had
praised
Sanya
Malhotra's
performance
in
Pagglait
but
had
also
added,
"I
have
a
few
objections
with
the
movie,
not
because
it
shares
similarities
with
my
film,
but
because
I
object
to
a
few
things
regarding
the
subject.
In
a
middle-class
house,
there
is
no
humour
when
a
youngster
passes
away."
Later,
Sanya
Malhotra
had
reacted
to
Seema's
criticism
in
an
interview
and
said
that
everyone
has
their
own
way
of
dealing
with
grief,
or
for
any
emotion.
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
just
don't
know
why
we
are
comparing
these
two
films
and
this
question.
I
think
Umesh
sir
would
be
a
better
person
to
answer
this
question
because
he
is
the
one
who
has
written
Pagglait.
I
think
the
idea
was
that
this
is
a
very
heavy
emotion
to
carry
for
a
long
period
of
time.
I
don't
know
if
you
have
experienced
it
but
all
of
us
have
in
our
family.
You
just
shed
it
after
a
point,
because
you
are
dealing
with
other
issues."
Workwise,
Seema
Pahwa
will
next
be
seen
in
Alia
Bhatt's
Gangubai
Kathiawadi.