New Delhi, November 05: Filmmaker Prakash Jha`s web series, Aashram, has trapped in legal trouble as Karni Sena has sent a legal notice to the producer-director Prakash Jha and the OTT platform for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments.

 

 

The notice was sent by Surjeet Singh, Pradesh Sangathan Mahamantri of Karni Sena. In their notice, the Karni Sena has said that the show targets ‘the ancient tradition, custom, culture of Hindu, Ashramas Dharma’.

 

The organization expressed his displeasure over some of the 'objectionable' scenes in the trailer and demanded a ban on the series.

 

The notice reads, "At the outset, my client states that the web series named "AASHRAM- Chapter-2 the Dark Side", Official Trailer, which was released on MX player and the same was Produced and directed by you no. 1 Mr. Prakash Jha, under Prakash Jha Production Creation and the said web series have deeply hurt the sentiments of the people at large and it is also going to spread negative goodwill about Hindu religion on future generation to come. The Character`s shown in official trailer is not targeting individual personality but directly targeting the Ancient tradition, custom, culture of Hindu, Ashramas Dharma which disturbs people at large.

 

"Further, The ashrama dharma recognizes four ashramas in the life of a human being. They are brahmacharya (stage of studentship), grihastha (the stage of a householder), vanaprastha (stage of a forest dweller), and sanyasa (stage of renunciation), Also Ashram concept in India is hope, faith, and belief of young aspirants, who were willing to let go of everything and pursue their education and spiritual ideals with single-minded devotion.

 

"Further states that, the first season of Ashram web series shown lots of objectionable scenes degrading the image of Aashram in Hindu customs and Now Aashram-2 web series official trailer continued degrading the image Aashram in Hindu religion, My client condemn such repeated attempt to degrading Hindu religion and ask you to remove official web series trailer and stop full web series release with immediate effect."

 

Apart from Boby Deol the series also stars, Aaditi Pohankar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Darshan Kumaar, Anupriya Goenka, Adhyayan Suman, Tridha Choudhury, Vikram Kochhar, Tushar Pandey, Sachin Shroff. The second part of the series Aashram: Chapter 2 The Dark Side is scheduled to release on November 11.