Highlight
- UP’s senior deputy minister says Tandav manufacturers have committed a crime.
- UP’s four-member police team arrived in Mumbai to investigate.
- Tandav makers have been accused of hurting Hindu religious sentiments.
Lucknow / Mumbai:
The creators of Tandav, a Hindi-language political show now airing on Amazon Prime, will face tough legal action for hurting Hindu sentiments, the Uttar Pradesh government said. Multiple police cases have been filed against the series in the state and in Madhya Pradesh.
“The producer, director and artists of the web series Tandav they have committed the crime of spoiling harmony and social unity and wounding Hindu religious sentiments. Tough legal measures will be taken, “Uttar Pradesh Chief Deputy Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said in a tweet today.
A team of four policemen has arrived in Mumbai to be investigated following the registration of a case at the Hazratganj Police Station in Lucknow against the creators of web series and an officer from the OTT Amazon Prime platform. The team is likely to question the cast and crew.
Maharashtra Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh said today in Mumbai that UP police had officially indicated that his team would arrive for investigations.
“We have received a complaint about Tandav. We will act in accordance with the law. Since it is an OTT film, the central government must enact laws so that social failures are not created, “Deshmukh told the media.
On Monday, the cast and crew of Tandav issued an “unconditional” apology, saying they were not intended to offend religious beliefs or feelings. They also referred to parts of an industry standard disclaimer and said the web series was a “work of fiction” and that “any resemblance to acts, people and events is purely coincidental.” The apology followed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s search for a response from Amazon Prime.
By Tuesday, Tandav The team was willing to make changes to the content “to address the concerns.”
The web series, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and was launched on Friday. It quickly sparked protests and drew criticism on social media. Several cases have been filed against the series in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
The main streaming platforms, including Netflix, Amazon and Disney’s Hotstar, have expanded their presence in the country of 1.3 billion, including by hiring local content. These services are not subject to the country’s notoriously demanding censorship boards, which regularly cut scenes. However, there have been growing calls, particularly from BJP politicians, for the shows to be subject to the same scrutiny.
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