Amazon
Prime
Video
executive
Aparna
Purohit
had
filed
for
an
anticipatory
bail
in
the
case
associated
with
web
series
Tandav.
However,
on
Thursday
(February
25),
Allahabad
high
court
rejected
the
plea
saying
that
the
Hindi
film
industry's
tendency
of
insulting
Hindu
gods
could
have
disastrous
consequences
for
India.
For
the
unversed,
around
10
FIRS
had
been
filed
against
the
makers
of
Tandav
all
across
the
country
for
allegedly
outraging
religious
feelings,
and
showing
Hindu
gods
in
poor
light.
Earlier
on
February
11,
the
court
had
granted
protection
from
arrest
to
Aparna
Purohit.
A
single-judge
bench
of
justice
Siddharth
observed,
"Western
filmmakers
have
refrained
from
ridiculing
Lord
Jesus
or
the
Prophet
but
Hindi
filmmakers
have
done
this
repeatedly
and
are
still
doing
this
most
unabashedly
with
the
Hindu
Gods
and
Goddesses."
"This
tendency
on
the
part
of
the
Hindi
film
industry
is
growing
and
if
not
curbed
in
time,
it
may
have
disastrous
consequences
for
the
Indian
social,
religious
and
communal
order.
There
appears
to
be
a
design
behind
such
acts
on
the
part
of
the
people
who
just
give
a
disclaimer
in
all
the
films
and
depict
things
in
the
movies
which
are
really
religiously,
socially
and
communally
offensive
in
nature," the
court
added.
Purohit's
lawyers
said
the
series
was
a
work
of
fiction
and
there
was
no
intention
to
outrage
religious
feelings.
However,
the
court
said
that
the
young
generations
have
started
believing
what
is
shown
in
movies.
"It
destroys
the
basic
concept
of
the
survival
of
this
country
having
tremendous
diversity
of
all
kinds
as
a
united
nation.
Film
industry
in
south
has
not
indulged
in
such
acts
like
the
Hindi
film
industry,"
justice
Siddharth
added.
According
to
reports,
charges
for
hurting
religious
sentiments
are
punishable
under
Sections
153A
and
295
of
Indian
Penal
Code
(IPC)
with
a
maximum
jail
term
of
three
years.
Tandav
currently
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
is
a
political
thriller
starring
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Dimple
Kapadia
and
Mohammed
Zeeshan
Ayyub
in
pivotal
roles.