Tandav makers remove contentious scene after spate of FIRs
Makers of Tandav have removed the controversial scene after a spate of FIRs; the latest FIR was registered against the show in Mumbai s Ghatkopar Police Station
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Tandav controversy: The I&B Ministry had received multiple complaints against the web series for its depiction of Hindu gods in the show
Makers of Amazon Prime Video s latest web series Tandav have removed the controversial scene after their second meeting with Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting officials. The I&B Ministry had received multiple complaints against the web series for its depiction of Hindu gods in the show.
Tandav Row: Twitter Takes Strict Action Against Kangana Ranaut For Her Controversial Post On Web Series
News
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2021, 10:03 [IST]
Twitter
recently
took
strict
action
against
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
by
switching
her
account
to read-only mode
after
her
controversial
post
on
the
web
series
Tandav.
For
the
unversed,
the
Amazon
Prime
Video
web
series
is
currently
in
the
news
for
allegedly
hurting
Hindu
sentiments
in
some
scenes.
Apparently,
Kangana
Ranaut
had
tweeted
in
response
to
the
Union
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
asking
the
makers
to
explain
the
allegations
of
insulting
Hindu
gods.
The
Panga
actress
now
deleted
tweet
New Delhi, January 19
Three days after WhatsApp said it had delayed the implementation of its controversial privacy policy, the Union Ministry of Information and Technology has asked it to withdraw t
Tandav Controversy: Makers Choose To Implement Changes Suggested By I&B Ministry
Web Series
After causing a social media uproar and several legal complaints, the makers of
Tandav have agreed to remove the controversial scenes from the web show. Director Ali Abbas Zafar, Tandav producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, and writer Gaurav Solanki interacted with the officials of Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the second time on Tuesday (January 19) and decided to make the changes.
The political drama was called out by political leaders alleging inappropriate depiction of Hindu deities and hurting religious sentiments. The online protests even called for the show s ban, while leaders expressed the need for close monitoring of content on OTT platforms.