‘Tandav’ controversy: Makers cut two controversial scenes from web series

New Delhi, January 22: After getting caught in the controversy over hurting the sentiments of the Hindu religion, the makers of Tandav has snipped two main controversial scenes from its web series. Makers took this decision after they found their self in more trouble  after fresh FIRs filed against its makers and cast in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The main two scenes which were cut from the web series are from its first episode titled 'Tanashah'. The web series has a total of nine parts and it is streaming on Amazon. One of the scenes that have been removed includes a scene featuring actor Zeeshan Ayyub, who plays the role of a college student named Shiva. 

 

The second scene involves a conversation wherein prime minister Devki Nandan Singh (played by Tigmanshu Dhulia) insults Dalit leader Kailash Kumar (played by Anup Soni). There have been other changes in the series as well. A dialogue referencing caste between Soni’s character and Sandhya Mridul’s Sandhya has been shortened.

  Earlier, the I&B ministry also summoned the Amazon and maker of the movie after seeing the lots of .controversies.

 

The first complaint against the web series was filed in UP. The Lucknow FIR has been filed under IPC Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship), 505 (1) (B) (public mischief) and 469 (forgery), and the Information Technology Act.

 

After seeing the heat, the director of Tandav, Ali Abbas Zafar, took to social media to issue an unconditional apology, stating that they did not intend to hurt anyone’s feelings or sentiments.

 

In a sliver of hope, the Bombay High Court granted transit pre-arrest bail to director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra, and the show''s writer Gaurav Solanki. The relief was granted for three weeks to enable them to approach the concerned court in Lucknow, where an FIR has been registered against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.