The makers of 'Tandav' have been accused of hurting Indian religious sentiments. The information and broadcasting ministry has seek an explanation from Amazon Prime, a popular OTT platform in India.
An FIR (First Information Report) has been registered against Amazon Prime's India head of original content Aparna Purohit at Hazratganj Kotwali in Lucknow in consideration of the controversy around the latest web series 'Tandav', news agency ANI reported.
The director of 'Tandav' Ali Abbas Zafar, writer Gaurav Solanki, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, and others have also been named in the FIR, ANI further added. They have been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of India.
The information and broadcasting ministry has asked for an explanation from the Amazon Prime after a controversy broke out over the recently released web series on it's OTT platform, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
“The ministry has called executives of the video streaming service and decided to seek an explanation from them over the matter,”
Two BJP leaders have already raised the issues against the series 'Tandav'. And one of them, Manoj Kotak, wrote to I&B minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday seeking a permanent ban on the series for allegedly ridiculing Hindu deities and culture. After that, another party leader Ram Kadam on Sunday said that he has filed a complaint at Mumbai's Ghatkopar Police station.
Kadam also demanded that these Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms must be brought under censorship. In India, we have some popular OTT platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, SonyLIV, Disney+Hotstar.
Meanwhile, the officials from Amazon Prime told news agency PTI that the platform “won’t be responding” to media queries on the matter. 'Tandav', starring actors Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea, Kumud Mishra, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Gauhar Khan, and Kritika Kamra, premiered on the streaming platform - Amazon Prime on Friday 15 January 2021.
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