Another case against makers, cast of Tandav

January 24, 2021 18:07

A case has been registered by the city police against the cast and crew of the controversial webseries Tandav starring actor Saif Ali Khan, for allegedlyhurting religious sentiments of Hindus.

Based on a complaint by Kiran Aradhya, the case wasregistered on Friday against Tandav director Ali AbbasZafar, producer Farhan Akhtar, actors Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyuband Saif Ali Khan and the head of India Originals of AmazonPrime Video, Aparna Purohit.

In his complaint, Kiran alleged that the cast and crewmade the deity of Hindu religion Lord Shiva spell invective tohurt the Hindu sentiments.

Cases have been registered under section 295A, 298, 153Aand 34 of the Indian Penal Code for insulting religious belief and promotingreligious enmity between groups.

Several cases have been filed against the makers and castof the web series in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradeshand Maharashtra.

At least two scenes were removed from the nine-partstarry political saga on Amazon Prime Video amid calls forboycotts, FIRs and protests over its alleged depiction of Hindu deities.

The cast and crew of Tandav have apologised and saidthey had decided to implement changes to address the concernsraised. -- PTI

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