Tandav Controversy: Makers Choose To Implement Changes Suggested By I&B Ministry
After causing a social media uproar and several legal complaints, the makers of Tandav have agreed to remove the controversial scenes from the web show.
After
causing
a
social
media
uproar
and
several
legal
complaints,
the
makers
of
Tandav
have
agreed
to
remove
the
controversial
scenes
from
the
web
show.
Director
Ali
Abbas
Zafar,
Tandav
producer
Himanshu
Krishna
Mehra,
and
writer
Gaurav
Solanki
interacted
with
the
officials
of
Union
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
for
the
second
time
on
Tuesday
(January
19)
and
decided
to
make
the
changes.
The
political
drama
was
called
out
by
political
leaders
alleging
inappropriate
depiction
of
Hindu
deities
and
hurting
religious
sentiments.
The
online
protests
even
called
for
the
show's
ban,
while
leaders
expressed
the
need
for
close
monitoring
of
content
on
OTT
platforms.
The
makers
released
a
new
statement
on
Tuesday
(January
19)
that
said,
"We
have
utmost
respect
for
the
sentiments
of
the
people
of
our
country.
We
did
not
intend
to
hurt
or
offend
the
sentiments
of
any
individual,
caste,
community,
race,
religion
or
religious
beliefs
or
insult
or
outrage
any
institution,
political
party
or
person,
living
or
dead."
Makers
Of
Tandav
Release
A
New
Statement
"The
cast
&
crew
of
Tandav
have
made
the
decision
to
implement
the
changes
to
the
web
series
to
address
the
concerns
raised
towards
the
same.
We
thank
the
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
for
the
guidance
&
support
in
the
matter.
We
once
again
apologise
if
the
series
has
unintentionally
hurt
anybody's
sentiments,"
the
statement
added.
OTT
Platforms
Are
Now
Under
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
Tandav
is
not
the
first
series
that
has
been
called
out
for
its
content.
Citing
the
number
is
grievances
against
web
shows
in
the
recent
months,
back
in
2020,
the
government
brought
OTT
platforms
such
as
Netflix,
Amazon
Prime
Video
and
Disney+
Hotstar,
under
the
ambit
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
Ministry,
giving
it
powers
to
regulate
policies
and
rules
for
the
digital
space.
Tandav
Is
Created
And
Directed
By
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
Amazon
Prime
Video's
original
show
Tandav,
is
a
nine-episode
political
thriller
that
released
on
January
15,
2021.
The
show
stars
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Kritika
Kamra,
Dino
Morea,
Mohd
Zeeshan
Ayyub
and
others.