The
makers
of
the
web
series
Mirzapur
2
on
Friday
issued
an
apology
to
Hindi
crime
fiction
writer
Surender
Mohan
Pathak.
The
author
earlier
had
accused
the
showrunners
of
allegedly
misrepresenting
his
book
titled
Dhabba,
in
a
scene
from
season
2
of
the
show.
The
show's
producers
Excel
Entertainment
took
to
Twitter
and
shared
the
letter
of
apology
with
the
fans.
Addressed
to
the
author
Surender
Mohan
Pathak,
the
letter
was
signed
by
Puneet
Krishna,
one
of
the
creators
and
the
writer
of
the
series.
For
the
unknown,
one
of
the
episodes
in
Mirzapur
2
shows
Satyananad
Tripathi
played
by
Kulbhushan
Kharbanda
reading
a
book
titled
Dhabba.
The
voice-over
in
the
scene
claims
to
be
reading
a
part
from
the
book,
which
is
portrayed
as
an
adult
read.
Surendra
Mohan
Pathak
alleged
that
his
book
has
been
"mischievously
misrepresented"
and
said
that
the
text
from
the
voice-over
is
not
from
the
book.
"The
sequence
defames
me
as
an
author
and
puts
me
in
bad
light
as
a
well-known
mystery
writer
which
I
am
since
more
than
the
last
five
decades,"
said
Pathak.
Makers
Issued
A
Apology
Letter
To
Dhabba
Author
The
letter
to
the
author
reads,
"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."
Makers
Have
Assured
Rectification
In
Three
Week's
Time
"We
sincerely
apologise
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,"
added
the
makers.
It
further
stated,
"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."
Author
Has
Also
Accepted
Apology
Later
on
Friday
evening,
Pathak
accepted
the
letter
of
apology
and
asked
them
to
make
the
necessary
rectification.
He
tweeted,
"We
thank
you
for
considering
our
letter
and
for
your
reply.
We
accept
your
apology
and
expect
that
the
rectification
will
take
place
within
the
3
weeks' time
as
requested
by
you."
Mirzapur
2
has
been
surrounded
by
controversies
but
it
continues
to
be
a
fan
favourite
show.
Starring
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Ali
Fazal,
Shweta
Tripathi,
Divyenndu
Sharmaa,
Rasika
Dugal,
Vijay
Verma,
Rajesh
Tailang,
Sheeba
Chadha,
Priyanshu
Painyuli
and
Isha
Talwar,
Mirzapur
2
is
now
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video.