Tandav makers apologise; FIR in Lucknow

On a day the Information and Broadcasting Ministry referred to as Amazon Prime to answer complaints towards net sequence Tandav, makers of the present issued a public apology if it “unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments”.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Police has filed an FIR towards Tandav’s makers for allegedly portraying Hindu Gods in a foul mild following a criticism by Senior Sub-Inspector Amar Nath Yadav. Head of India unique content material of Amazon Prime, Aparna Purohit, has additionally been named within the FIR at Hazratganj police station.
Director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra and others have been booked underneath IPC sections 153 A (selling enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith, race, place of origin, residence, language), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the faith of any class), 505 (1) (B) (public mischief with intent to trigger concern or alarm) and 469 (forgery for goal of harming fame) and the Information Technology Act.
Sources stated a digital assembly was held Monday morning between ministry officers and representatives of Amazon Prime, and the present, together with Zafar.
Zafar and Mehra tweeted a press release Monday night.
“We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series ‘Tandav’ and today during a discussion, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have informed us regarding a large number of grievances and petitions received on various facets of the web series…,” it stated.
“The web series Tandav is a work of fiction and any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely co-incidental. The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs of insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead. The cast and crew of ‘Tandav’ take cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments,” it added.
In November, the federal government introduced content material on digital platforms, together with Over-the-top (OTT) media platforms underneath I&B Ministry’s purview.
The concern round Tandav has once more introduced the problem of regulation of OTT content material into focus. The authorities has been asking OTT gamers to give you a self-regulatory code and create a physique, however not all OTT platforms are keen to hitch it.
The Indian Express reached out to Amazon Prime. A spokesperson refused to remark, and an e mail despatched to them late within the night didn’t elicit a response.
Lucknow DCP (Central) Somen Barma stated a police crew has left for Mumbai to analyze the matter. — With ENS Lucknow
Mirzapur creators booked for ‘defaming’ district
Lucknow: An FIR has been registered towards producers of net sequence Mirzapur on the Kotwali Dehat police station of Mirzapur for allegedly, selling social enmity, showcasing abusive content material, presenting the district in dangerous mild and presenting illicit relations on display. The FIR has been registered on the criticism of 1 Arvind Chaturvedi who alleged that the present “has hurt his religious sentiments” —ENS