The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has received complaints that Hindu gods and goddesses have been ridiculed in web series ‘Tandav’ and sought an explanation from streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on this issue.
‘Tandav’ web series, 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 Amazon Prime Video streaming platform.
This development came after BJP MP Manoj Kotak has written to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking a ban on Amazon Prime Video’s series ‘Tandav’ for ridiculing Hindu deities.
Another politician, Ram Kadam, a BJP MLA from Ghatkopar West, also asked the director to remove the portion of the web series in which Lord Shiva is allegedly ridiculed and filed a complaint regarding the same at Mumbai’s Ghatkopar Police Station.
An FIR has also been registered at Lucknow’s Hazratganj Kotwali against Prime India’s head of original content Aparna Purohit, director of the web series, Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra and writer Gaurav Solanki.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra sent a legal notice to Amazon Prime Video demanding that web series ‘Tandav’ should be removed from their platform immediately otherwise criminal proceedings will be initiated against them.
The government recently brought OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, giving it powers to regulate policies and rules for the digital space.
