The Family Man 2: Amazon Prime Video To Postpone Release In Wake Of Tandav And Mirzapur Controversy?
The makers of The Family Man 2 were all set to release the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer on February 12, but reportedly, they have decided to postpone the release.
The
makers
of
The
Family
Man
2
were
all
set
to
release
the
Manoj
Bajpayee-starrer
on
February
12,
but
reportedly,
they
have
decided
to
postpone
the
release.
According
to
reports,
Amazon
Prime
Video
came
to
the
decision
post
the
controversies
following
other
Amazon
Prime
Video
shows
like
Tandav
and
Mirzapur.
A
PTI
report
revealed,
"The
streaming
platform
is
talking,
debating
about
delaying
the
release
of
the
show."
Meanwhile,
a
source
close
to
the
show
confirmed
the
same
with
Bollywood
Hungama
and
said,
"It
is
true.
The
Family
Man
Season
2
has
been
postponed
indefinitely,
much
to
the
disappointment
of
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
the
co-director
Raj-DK."
"The
reason
is,
the
brand
Amazon
has
taken
a
beating
in
India
with
two
of
their
most
successful
shows
Mirzapur
and
Tandav
coming
under
the
scanner
for
allegedly
hurting
popular
sentiments.
Amazon
doesn't
feel
the
atmosphere
is
conducive
for
the
release
of
a
big
franchise
like
The
Family
Man," the
source
added.
The
trailer
of
The
Family
Man
2
was
supposed
to
release
on
January
19
but
was
delayed.
Talking
about
the
streaming
platform's
decision
to
delay
the
release,
another
insider
told
PTI,
"The
show
has
been
postponed
as
the
platform
appears
to
be
cautious.
There's
nothing
in
season
two
of
'The
Family
Man'
that
would
hurt
anybody
but
given
the
current
scenario,
to
be
on
a
safer
note
it
has
been
decided
to
push
ahead
the
release
of
the
show."
For
the
unversed,
several
complaints
have
been
filed
against
the
makers
of
Tandav
as
well
as
Mirzapur.
Last
week,
the
Supreme
Court
declined
the
request
for
interim
protection
from
any
coercive
action
by
Tandav
director
Ali
Abbas
Zafar,
actor
Mohd
Zeeshan
Ayyub
and
others
facing
multiple
FIRs
for
allegedly
hurting
religious
sentiments.
Meanwhile,
the
Allahabad
High
Court
on
Friday
(January
29)
stayed
the
arrest
of
Mirzapur
producers
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Ritesh
Sidhwani,
after
an
FIR
was
filed
against
them
for
improper
and
indecent
portrayal
of
the
town
Mirzapur,
and
outraging
religious
belief.
Coming
back
to
The
Family
Man,
the
show
has
been
created
and
directed
by
Raj
Nidimoru
and
Krishna
DK.
It
follows
an
intelligence
officer
Srikant
Tiwari
played
by
Manoj
Bajpayee.
Apart
from
Bajpayee,
season
two
of
the
show
also
stars
Sharib
Hashmi,
Priyamani,
Sharad
Kelkar,
Shreya
Dhanwanthary
and
south
star
Samantha
Akkineni,
who
will
be
making
her
digital
debut.
The
critically
acclaimed
show
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
releases
in
2021.