Lucknow/Mumbai: The makers of Tandav, a Hindi language political show now streaming on Amazon Prime, will face challenging legal action for hurting Hindu sentiments, the Uttar Pradesh government has mentioned. Multiple police situations have been filed against the series in the state and in Madhya Pradesh.
“The producer, director, and artistes of web series Tandav have committed the crime of spoiling social harmony and unity and hurting Hindu religious sentiments. Tough legal action will be taken,” Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya mentioned today in a tweet.
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A group of 4 police personnel had left for Mumbai for investigation following the registration of a case at Hazratganj Police Station in Lucknow against the makers of internet series and an officer of OTT platform Amazon Prime, ANI reported on Wednesday. On Monday, the cast and crew of Tandav issued an “unconditional” apology, saying they did not intend to offend religious beliefs or sentiments. They also referred to components of a disclaimer that is an market typical and mentioned the internet series was a “work of fiction” and that “any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely coincidental”. The apology followed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s searching for of a response from Amazon Prime.
By Tuesday, the Tandav group was prepared to make adjustments in the content “to address concerns”.
The internet series, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and was released on Friday. It swiftly triggered protests and drew criticism on social media. Multiple situations have been filed against the series in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.