This author's note is very very important, so please don't skip it. I request you all with folded hands to please read it till the end.

So first of all, I would I like tell you something about myself. I'm Final- part 1 MBBS students from Maharashtra. I have been writing stories on wattpad since May 2017. I'm a huge Edkv (Ek duje ke vaste season 1) fan.

I was crazy about Edkv at that time. So when edkv ended abruptly, I was so disappointed. We wrote mails, messaged the makers daily, but nothing happened... So to divert my attention, I started reading Edkv fanfictions on wattpad. And then when i got some free time from my academics, i began my journey as an Edkv writer. All my previous stories are based on Edkv.

Honestly speaking,I never thought that someday I would write on a show other than Edkv. When my friend recommended me Immj2, I started watching it. I liked the chemistry between RiAnsh and decided to write a riansh story.

Some of you told me that Vansh's character is different from IMMJ2 in my story. And I accept is. It is different because I have never seen him as Vansh. No matter what, I always end up comparing Vansh with Shravan(Male lead of EDKV 1) And if any edkv fan is reading this note, you'll agree to it.

Because Vansh sachme Shravan Malhotra ki yaad dilata hai yaar.. Remember that scene when Vansh said "oops " (When Kabir came to kidnap sejal and Vansh caught him). Kasamse Shravan ki yaad aagyi thi because Shravan said "oops" in the same tone. Even in yesterday's episode when dadi was telling vansh if that thing is meant for you ,you'll get it ,I remembered Lalaji and Shravan conversation from edkv.  Lalaji used same lines in that scene..

When we friend's were discussing this on twitter, one of the Namik (actor who played Shravan in Edkv 1) fan quoted our tweet with "Rrahul is copying Namik. He can never become like namik and Namik is best"...

I politely replied to the tweet that Rrahul and Namik both are different individuals. Some scenes or expressions remind us of Namik but that doesn't mean Rrahul is copying Namik. Infact I doubt if he even knows about Namik.

I'm telling you all this because yesterday someone said that this book "Caged in Love" is a copy paste of Edkv ff "Hum-Tum" written by Piyali Dii crazypiya

Tell me one thing, in how many shows have you seen the sari scene where male lead is helping female lead to wear saari. I guarantee you might have seen this scene in almost all ekta kapoor's show. Haina? Even in Meri ashiqui tumse hi... So Is IMMJ a copy of Ekta kapoor's show?

Remember that Ravan scene where aaryan hides Riddhima inside Ravan... That same scene was in IPKKND2 and KumKum Bhagya.
In kumkum bhagya kidnappers hide pragya in ravan, and abhi saves her. Something similar happened in IMMJ2? So is IMMJ copy of KumKum Bhagya?

Naagin yaad hai aapko? Film industry ki sabse pehli nagin kaun thi? Sridevi.. Ryt? When Ekta kapoor made a TV show on Nagin, did you call it a copy paste of nagina? Is That show really a copy paste of Sridevi's film Nagina?

The answer is No. Though the concept of human shifting snake (icchadhari nagin) and a human's love story and the quest for Naag mani is same... But still, Ekta used her creativity, her mind and made it different. Today Nagin 5 is one of the most watched show of ITV.

All I'm trying to say is we are fictional writers. Hum waisi hi cheez likhte hai jo ya to humne TV wagero me dekhi ho ya kahi suni ho. Kyuki real life me  heroine Ko girne se bachane ke liye hero nhi aata hai. This happens only in serials but we still write it, why? Kyuki humne ye TV pe dekha hai... Haina?

So just because after reading chapter 1, you remembered Piyadii's HumTum doesn't mean I have copy pasted her story. Some scenes were similar n it reminded you of HumTum. I totally understand.

Let me clear everything here. First of all my story is not a copy paste of HumTum. I have updated only 4 chapters so how could you say that I copy pasted HumTum. At least wait for 7/8 chapters and then judge. Agar copy paste hoti to mai direct piyadii se hi permission mangti na ki aapki stories k drafts bhejo. N dii de b deti ye bolke ki bas credits de do. Mai Khud likhne ki mehnat kyu karti jab free me kaam ho Rha tha. Think about it?

The title of my book is "Caged in Love". Cage defines someone's boundary.. You can't walk out of cage even if you want to.... This is what my story is all about.

Hum-Tum is a romantic love story. I have read it. N I really loved it. If I wanted to make my book a copy paste of hum tum, I would have named it as "Sirf Tum" /Only You/You are mine... or something like this...

And aisa bhi nhi hai ki maine meri story kis direction me jayegi ye nhi bataya tha. If you read in book description, you'll find the rough idea of this book...

If you still feel that this book is copy paste of HumTum then I can't do anything about it. If I want I can change the entire story track in next episode just to prove that I'm not copying HumTum. But No, I won't do it. Because my heart is not ready to accept this yaar...I can't be dishonest with myself. So I have decided to go with my original storyline. I'll not change anything just because u feel it's a copy paste. I'll write whatever I had in my mind for this story without thinking about anything....

And one more thing that person said is I'm doing all this to gain followers? Lemme tell you one thing. Teen saal hogye mujhe stories likhte likhte... Suddenly teen saal baad ye followers badhaane wali chul machegi Kya mujhe?😂😂 If I wanted to gain followers by copying other's stories, I would have done that long time back.

I have written 1 FanFiction, 8 One Shots, 3 Two Shots and 5 short stories before (based on Edkv) . And none of them were copy paste of any other stories. U can check if you want, or ask to those who have read my edkv stories. I'm getting this kinda feedback for the very first time since 2017 that I have copy pasted someone's story. I'm disturbed because of all this... Its really taking a toll on me now.

To the person who felt that I'm copying Piyali Dii's story, I want to tell you something. I understand your love for Hum Tum. Even I love hum-tum equally. Hum Tum is meant exclusively for edkvians and i'm possessive about edkv ffs. I myself won't  like to see any edkv FF copied on other couples. You did right by informing Piya dii about my book. I would have done the same if i were you. But I didn't like the words you used. Calling this book a copy paste is like insulting my hard work yaar. Agar kuch cheeze same lagi to you could have said that her concept is similiar or I think her story is same like yours.

But copy paste😭😭😭matlab much Bhi kya...
Sacchi batarhi hu, anguthe dukh jate hai type karte karte. So please give me a chance. Please read this book till it completes. Don't judge on the basis of only 4 chapters.
And about that followers wali thing you said, I have already crossed this phase where I wanted more followers and readers. Ab sab zhand lagta yaar😂. Now I'm least bothered about all this.

And I have no hard feelings against you. Trust me. Because as I said earlier, I would have done the same If I were you. Piyali dii is blessed to have a reader like you. And I'm thankful to you for reading my story.

P.S- Dear readers, I don't want you all to say anything in comment section to that person who said I'm copy pasting. She is my reader and as a writer mere liye isse bura kya hoga ki mere hi topic pe mera ek reader dusre reader se ladaai Karrha. Ye din naa dikhao mujhe itne jaldi😂 Warna wattpad se Sanyaas le lena hai maine .So please no hate comments about anyone... Otherwise I'll delete it.

Just tell me whether I should continue this story or not? I don't feel like updating it anymore because of whatever happened. But if I don't update, people will again say I stopped updating kyuki chori pakdi gyi🤦🏻. So I'm leaving this decision on you. Mujhse pucho to mujhe to story hi delete karne ka man karrha...

PPS:- Any similarities of my book with HumTum is just a coincidence. I'm not planning to copy it. The plot is completely didifferent. It's about possessive love. I read that book a long back to hosakta hai koi baate ya scenes mere dimaag me reh gye honge because she is writing since 2016. So unhiki and baki edkv writers ki stories padhke hi maine likhna sikha.  So piyadii k sath compare mat karo please😂😂. It's like kaha raja bose kaha gangu teli. She is a legend😂 humari edkv ki female Shakespeare mai to Chetan Bhagat bhi nhi hu Re😂