Made In Heaven — created under the watchful gaze of five directors — has deftly shown the ugly truth behind the big, fat Indian wedding. The Sobhita Dhulipala-starrer has been widely appreciated for taking on social evils such as dowry and patriarchy. In a chat with mid-day, directors Zoya Akhtar and Nitya Mehra talk about the inception of the Amazon Prime series that is taking the Internet by storm.

Edited excerpts from the interview:

The show has an underlying theme of woman power since it has four women directors at the helm. Was it a planned move?
Mehra: Creating a series can be difficult when you are the sole writer. Reema [Kagti] and Zoya have been working together for years. After watching Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017), Zoya invited Alankrita [Shrivastava] to collaborate on the writing. Once the basic story was ready, they needed a showrunner. Plus, they needed multiple directors because Zoya and Reema were getting busy with their films at the time. That's when I came on board. Also, we didn't purposely seek out women; we just wanted people who fit the role. And it's not an all-girl gang — Prashant Nair has directed two episodes.