March 3, 2021
Amazon Prime Video issued an apology for the web series Tandav, saying that it “deeply regrets” that viewers considered certain scenes in the series to be objectionable. The show had stirred controversy for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments. A total of ten first-information-reports and four criminal complaints have been filed across the country, against the show’s makers, in the aftermath of the controversy.
This apology comes after the Allahabad High Court rejected an anticipatory bail plea filed by Amazon Prime Video’s India content head, Aparna Purohit, noting that the web series included scenes that intentionally used names of Hindu deities to convey an “insidious message”.