A new Amazon Prime series, Tandav , has resulted in calls for censorship in India. Several politicians have complained about scenes that offended religious sensitivities. Tandav is an Indian political drama along the lines of the
Netflix series House of Cards . The main character of the series is a power-hungry politician who will do anything to become India's prime minister. MP Manoj Kotak, a member of the ruling Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), wrote on Twitter that he had contacted the Ministry of Information requesting it to ban the controversial web series. According to Kotak, the show seemed to be deliberately mocking Hindu gods. Ram Kadam, another BJP member, went to the
police in Mumbai to file a complaint, accusing Amazon of trying to outrage religious sentiments and publishing material that can cause harm. A police investigation has already been launched in the state of Uttar Pradesh against Amazon's chief of
Indian Prime Aparna Purohit and the show's director Zafar. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that it would contact Amazon about the show. Update: Tandav censored
21st January 2021. See article from hindustantimes.com One scene
from Tandav has particularly caught the attention of a few people, which shows actor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub playing the role of (a modern day) Lord Shiva in a college play. Netizens claimed that it hurts religious sentiments. Another contentious scene
involves characters played by Anuup Sonii and Sandhya Mridul, and the two talk about castes. Tandav film makers have now agreed to censor out the material that offended the easily offended. |