Image Source : TWITTER/@SALMANNIZAMI_ Hansal Mehta, Pritish Nandy query NCPCR’s objection to Bombay Begums
Filmmakers Hansal Mehta and Pritish Nandy on Friday questioned the NCPRC’s objection to the Netflix sequence “Bombay Begums”, questioning whether it is one other assault on the artistic freedom of filmmakers. In a discover to Netflix on Thursday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) requested the streamer to cease streaming the present citing inappropriate portrayal of kids within the net sequence.
The apex little one rights physique has requested the OTT platform to furnish an in depth motion report inside 24 hours, failing which it mentioned it will likely be constrained to provoke applicable authorized motion.
The Netflix present, created by Alankrita Shrivastava, is the newest OTT sequence to be stricken by an issue.
Most lately, Amazon Prime Video sequence “Tandav” precipitated a political storm because it attracted an enormous controversy for a scene depicting a school theatrical programme, resulting in allegations that the present damage spiritual sentiments and a number of FIRs.
Taking to Twitter, Mehta requested, “Do these people spend all their time watching OTT shows or do they actually work for child rights?”
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha replied on Mehta”s submit and mentioned, “They are doing their ‘job’. We are not doing ours. This too shall ‘not’ pass.”
Nandy additionally criticised the NCPRC”s discover to Netflix and “Bombay Begums” makers.
“When will this stop? This constant demand for content to be changed or pulled off the screen! Is all creative freedom under siege?” he tweeted.
“Why don”t we simply ban everything. Would make life easier for everyone,” he wrote in one other submit.
Actor Sulagna Chatterjee requested individuals to talk up in help of the present”s makers.
“Speak up, stand with #BombayBegums, people. Don”t let these bullies and honking-loudspeakers of ”culture saviours” silence our artistic integrity, please,” she wrote.
However, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri defended NCPCR, saying that it’s a “crime” to point out youngsters being concerned in “drug usage, violence or perversion”.
“Be it fiction or fact. Why pervert makers and executives in these OTTs are paid millions if they can”t see this. Or do they do it deliberately?#BombayBegums” he wrote.
“So OTTs realised that adults have issue with perversion so they shifted their focus on children. #BombayBegums” he mentioned in one other submit.
“Bombay Begums” delves into the lives of 5 ladies from completely different sections of society who all need various things in life.
The present options an ensemble solid of Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand.
It began streaming on Netflix from March 8.
