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Tandav in trouble: Will take action as per law, says Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh
Amid controversy over an alleged inappropriate depiction of Hindu deities, Tandav web series again landed in trouble as Maharashtra on Wednesday said it will take action against the series as per law . We have received a complaint regarding web series Tandav , action will be taken as per the law. Central government should bring legislation in regard to OTT (over-the-top) platforms, said Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
On Tuesday, the cast and crew of Amazon Prime Video series Tandav said they have decided to implement changes to the political drama to address concerns.
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Tandav controversy: UP police reaches Mumbai to question makers, star cast
The tension with Amazon Prime s controversial web series Tandav is increasing day by day. An FIR has been registered against the web series in 6 cities. At the same time, UP police have also reached Mumbai for investigation in this case. Protests have been taking place from UP to Maharashtra and MP to get the show banned. In the recent update, the Lucknow Police team has reached Mumbai to interrogate the makers of Tandav.
According to the information received, a four-member team led by Inspector Anil Singh of Lucknow Police has reached Mumbai where the producers and actors of the web series will be questioned today. An FIR was lodged against the Tandav web series at Hazratganj Kotwali, Lucknow. After the questioning, the Lucknow police will decide what action needs to be taken against the accused.
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The political drama released on OTT giant Amazon Prime Video and has been at the receiving end ever since.
On Tuesday, Ali Abbas Zafar released a fresh statement saying the team has decided to implement changes in Tandav .
Tandav stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Gauahar Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Kumud Mishra amongst various others in pivotal roles.
New Delhi: There seems to be no respite for filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, who directed the recently released Tandav web-series. After Lucknow, a fresh FIR has been filed against the makers and actors of the show in Mumbai s Ghatkopar.
FIR filed against Tandav makers, actors, Amazon Prime in Mumbai
Tandav, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, has been drawing flak on social media. An FIR against the show s makers and actors was registered on January 20 at Mumbai s Ghatkopar Police Station.
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FIR against Tandav makers, actors in Mumbai.
After complaint by BJP MLA Ram Kadam against web series Tandav, the Mumbai Police took a legal opinion and registered an FIR against the makers as well as actors of the show at the Ghatkopar Police Station on January 20. The names of the accused in the FIR are director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki, Head of India Origanals at Amazon Aparna Prohit, Senior VP and Country Manager Amit Agarwal, actor Saif Ali Khan and others.
Bombay HC grants three weeks transit anticipatory bail to Tandav director, 3 others ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 23:44 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has granted three weeks transit anticipatory bail to web series Tandav director Ali Abbas Zafar and 3 others in an FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh to enable him to approach the appropriate court for regular pre-arrest bail, said Aniket Ujjwal Nikam, lawyer of the accused on Wednesday.
The lawyer said in a video statement on behalf of the accused that the web series has not hurt the religious sentiments nor there was any intention to do so.