Image Source : TWITTER/HATHYOGI31 Scenes snipped from Saif Ali Khan, Zeeshan Ayyub starrer ‘Tandav,’ however hassle continues with extra FIRs
At least two scenes have been faraway from the controversial net sequence “Tandav”, which discovered itself in additional hassle on Wednesday with recent FIRs towards its makers and solid in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. In a sliver of hope, the Bombay High Court granted transit pre-arrest bail to director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra and the present’s author Gaurav Solanki. The aid was granted for 3 weeks to allow them to strategy the involved court docket in Lucknow, the place an FIR has been registered towards them for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments.
A scene of a play and a dialog between two key characters have been snipped from the present’s first episode “Tanashah”, a day after the solid and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video as soon as once more apologized and mentioned that they had determined to implement adjustments to handle the considerations raised.
At the centre of the row over the present, which has hit nationwide headlines with requires boycotts, FIRs and protests over its alleged depiction of Hindu deities, was a scene with Zeeshan Ayyub within the function of faculty pupil Shiva taking part in the Hindu god Mahadeva (one other title for Lord Shiva) in a play.
A dialog between Lord Shiva and Narad Muni within the theatre manufacturing raised hackles. That scene has gone. Viewers now see Zeeshan’s entry on stage as Mahadev amid cheers from the viewers and the scene then abruptly shifts to police coming into the campus to arrest a pupil.
Also gone is a dialog depicting the character of prime minister Devki Nandan Singh, performed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, insulting Dalit chief Kailash Kumar, enacted by Anup Soni. There have been different adjustments within the sequence as effectively. A dialogue referencing caste between Soni’s character and Sandhya Mridul’s Sandhya has been shortened.
Notwithstanding the cuts, the present, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, sank into extra hassle.
Mumbai Police registered an FIR towards the makers and solid based mostly on a criticism lodged by BJP MLA Ram Kadam. It named the actors, together with Saif and Zeeshan, in addition to the director, producer, author, Amazon’s Purohit and Amazon India head Amit Agarwal, an official mentioned.
“BJP’s Ghatkopar MLA Ram Kadam had earlier submitted a written complaint against the web series alleging that it hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. He also took out a morcha at Amazon’s web head office in BKC,” the police official mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh mentioned police within the state had obtained a criticism and formal motion can be taken in accordance with the regulation.
He additionally demanded a regulation from the Centre to control content material on excessive (OTT) platforms to make sure there isn’t any caste-based discrimination or communal divide.
A four-member group of Uttar Pradesh Police, the place three FIRs have been filed, arrived in Mumbai within the morning to conduct a probe into the case registered in Lucknow.
The group is prone to file statements of the makers and solid and crew of the present. While some members visited the workplace of the Deputy Commissioner of Police
(Detection-1) in suburban Andheri, two members went to the Mumbai Police headquarters in south Mumbai, officers mentioned.
Keeping up the tempo, an FIR towards the makers and solid was additionally registered within the Madhya Pradesh city of Jabalpur on a criticism from a functionary of a bit of identified Hindutva outfit.
“The process to verify the facts mentioned in the FIR filed against the director of web series ‘Tandav’ and others for allegedly promoting enmity in different religious groups and hurting religious feelings is on,” Jabalpur’s Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amit Kumar instructed reporters.
In a associated improvement, Madhya Pradesh Assembly protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray demanding an FIR on the criticism filed by BJP MLA Kadam and asking him “to take forward the legacy of” Bal Thackeray.
BJP chief Vjiay Goel and his supporters raised slogans towards “Tandav” within the nationwide capital. In Uttar Pradesh, FIRs towards the present have been filed in Lucknow, Greater Noida and Shahjahanpur. The complainants have alleged inappropriate depiction of UP Police personnel, Hindu deities, and hostile portrayal of a personality taking part in prime minister within the political drama.
On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s media advisor Shalabhmani Tripathi mentioned the makers of “Tandav” should pay the worth for hurting non secular sentiments.
In an announcement on behalf of the solid and crew of the sequence, the makers on Monday had apologised if that they had “unintentionally” damage anybody’s sentiments with their fictional present. They adopted it up on Tuesday with one other apology assertion, thanking the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for its “guidance & support” within the matter.
“The cast & crew of Tandav have made the decision to implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised towards the same,” the group mentioned.
The makers mentioned that they had “utmost respect” for the emotions of the folks and didn’t intend to harm or offend the emotions of “any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead…”
While many political leaders, significantly from the BJP, have spoken out, mainstream showbiz personalities have largely been silent, barring director Hansal Mehta and actor Swara Bhasker.
“I’m a Hindu and I’m not offended by any scene in #Tandav .. Why #banTandavSeries #BanTandavNow ???” Bhasker tweeted on Tuesday.
“Tandav”, which premiered on the streaming platform final Friday, shouldn’t be the primary and positively not the final present on streaming platforms, a booming market in India, to land in a soup for one cause or one other.
Most just lately, Netflix present “A Suitable Boy”, based mostly on Vikram Seth’s bestselling novel, attracted the ire of the correct wing for a scene exhibiting a Muslim man and a Hindu lady kissing within the backdrop of a temple.
Before that was Amazon’s “Pataal Lok” that received into hassle for its depiction of communal points, and “Leila”, which was known as “anti Hindu” for depicting the dystopian way forward for Aryavarta the place purity of blood is enforced.
The authorities just lately introduced OTT platforms comparable to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, in addition to different on-line information and present affairs content material, beneath the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, giving it powers to control insurance policies and guidelines for the digital area.
