Gauri Shinde

Director Gauri Shinde on Monday said she was "deeply disturbed" by "irresponsible comments" that her upcoming "Dear Zindagi" has strong similarities with Canadian TV series "Being Erica" which, she said, she hasn't even seen.

"'Dear Zindagi' is a deeply personal film. There is only one thing it borrows from. That's my life.... there are a million films and serials with therapists like there are with doctors. Just because there is a doctor in a film does not mean it borrows from another film with a doctor.