Scenes snipped from Tandav, however hassle continues with extra complaints

At least two scenes had been faraway from the controversial net collection Tandav, which discovered itself in additional hassle on Wednesday with an FIR in opposition to its makers, this time in Madhya Pradesh, and threats of one other in Maharashtra.
A scene of a play and a dialog between two key characters had been snipped from the primary episode “Tanashah”, a day after the forged and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video as soon as once more apologised and mentioned that they had determined to implement adjustments to deal with the issues raised.
At the centre of the row over the present, which has hit the nationwide headlines with requires boycotts, FIRs and protests over its alleged depiction of Hindu deities, was a scene with Zeeshan Ayyub within the function of school scholar Shiva enjoying the Hindu God Mahadeva (one other identify for Lord Shiva) in a play. A dialog between Lord Shiva and Narad Muni within the theatre manufacturing raised hackles.
That scene has gone. Viewers now see Zeeshan’s entry on stage as Mahadev amid cheers from the viewers and the scene then abruptly shifts to police getting into the campus to arrest a scholar.
Also gone is a dialog depicting prime minister Devki Nandan Singh, performed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, insulting Dalit chief Kailash Kumar, enacted by Anup Soni. There have been different adjustments within the collection as effectively. A dialogue referencing caste between Soni’s character and Sandhya Mridul’s Sandhya has been shortened.

Notwithstanding the cuts, the present, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, sank into extra hassle.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh mentioned police within the state had acquired a criticism and a proper motion could be taken in accordance with the regulation.
Demanding a regulation from the Centre to control content material on the excessive (OTT) platforms to make sure there isn’t any caste-based discrimination or communal divide, Deshmukh advised reporters, “We have received a complaint. We will register an FIR and take action formally.”
He didn’t specify who had lodged the criticism.
A four-member workforce of Uttar Pradesh Police, the place three FIRs have been filed, additionally arrived in Mumbai within the morning to conduct a probe right into a case registered in Lucknow.

The workforce is more likely to file statements of the makers and forged and crew of the present, which has been accused of injuring non secular sentiments for its depiction of Hindu deities.
While some members visited the workplace of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection-1) in suburban Andheri, two members went to the Mumbai Police headquarters in south Mumbai, officers mentioned.
Keeping up the tempo, an FIR in opposition to the makers and forged was registered within the Madhya Pradesh city of Jabalpur on a criticism from a functionary of somewhat identified Hindutva outfit.
“The process to verify the facts mentioned in the FIR filed against the director of web series Tandav and others for allegedly promoting enmity in different religious groups and hurting religious feelings is on,” Jabalpur’s Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amit Kumar advised reporters.
In a associated improvement, Madhya Pradesh Assembly protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray demanding an FIR on the criticism filed by BJP MLA from Mumbai Ram Kadam and asking him “to take forward the legacy of” Bal Thackeray.

In Uttar Pradesh, FIRs in opposition to the present have been filed in Lucknow, Greater Noida and Shahjahanpur. The complainants have alleged inappropriate depiction of UP Police personnel, Hindu deities, and opposed portrayal of a personality enjoying prime minister within the political drama.
On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s media advisor Shalabhmani Tripathi mentioned the makers of Tandav must pay the worth for hurting non secular sentiments.
In a press release on behalf of the forged and crew of the collection, the makers on Monday had apologised if that they had “unintentionally” damage anybody’s sentiments with their fictional present. They adopted it up on Tuesday with one other apology assertion, thanking the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for its “guidance & support” within the matter.
“The cast & crew of Tandav have made the decision to implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised towards the same,” the workforce mentioned. The makers mentioned that they had “utmost respect” for the emotions of the individuals and didn’t intend to harm or offend the emotions of “any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead…”
While many political leaders, notably from the BJP, have spoken out, mainstream showbiz personalities have largely been silent, barring director Hansal Mehta and actor Swara Bhasker.
“I’m a Hindu and I’m not offended by any scene in #Tandav .. Why #banTandavSeries #BanTandavNow ???” Bhasker tweeted on Tuesday.

Tandav, which premiered on the streaming platform final Friday, will not be the primary and positively not the final present on streaming platforms, a booming market in India, to land in soup for one motive or one other.
Most just lately, Netflix present A Suitable Boy, based mostly on Vikram Seth’s bestselling novel, attracted the ire of the correct wing for a scene exhibiting a Muslim man and a Hindu lady kissing within the backdrop of a temple. Before that was Amazon’s Pataal Lok that bought into hassle for its depiction of communal points, and Leila, which was referred to as “anti Hindu” for depicting the dystopian way forward for Aryavarta the place purity of blood is enforced.
The authorities just lately introduced OTT platforms resembling Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, moreover different on-line information and present affairs content material, below the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, giving it powers to control insurance policies and guidelines for the digital area.