Tandav row: Supreme Court gives protection from arrest to Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit
A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and RS Reddy also issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Purohit's plea for an anticipatory bail in FIRs on Tandav web-series. The apex court observed that the Centre's regulations on social media are mere guidelines and do not have provision for any action against digital platforms.
Mar 05, 2021, 14:26 PM IST
Tandav row: SC bats for OTT guidelines, says some web series show pornographic content
Tandav, a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming recently.
Mar 04, 2021, 14:52 PM IST
Tandav row: Allahabad HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of senior Amazon Prime executive
While rejecting the application, a single-judge bench of Justice Sidharth said that the applicant was earlier granted interim protection from arrest by another bench in a similar case but she was not cooperating with the investigation. The petitioner's plea was that the web series was a work of fiction.
Feb 26, 2021, 08:41 AM IST
Tandav row: Hansal Mehta, Konkona Sensharma and others react to SC’s refusal to grant interim protection from arrest
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to grant interim protection from any coercive action to 'Tandav' director Ali Abbas Zafar, actor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub and others facing multiple FIRs for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The court observed that "freedom of speech and expression is not absolute" and is subject to restrictions.
Jan 28, 2021, 21:03 PM IST
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting directs Tandav makers to delete controversial scenes from web-series
After receiving ample complaints about the political drama, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the makers of 'Tandav' to delete the controversial scenes. This is for the first time that changes have been implemented in the content of an OTT release.
Jan 22, 2021, 17:29 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut claims her Twitter account temporarily restricted
Actress Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday (January 20) tweeted that her Twitter account has been restricted temporarily. Now, Kangana Ranaut has slammed the "liberal community" who reported her account to Twitter, going on to call Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey "chacha". "Librus cried to their chacha @jack and got my account temporarily restricted," she wrote.
Jan 20, 2021, 15:37 PM IST
We have received complaint, will take action: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on 'Tandav' controversy
An FIR was registered at Lucknow’s Hazratganj Kotwali against Amazon Prime’s India head of original content, Ali Abbas Zafar, producer of the show Himanshu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki and others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. On Tuesday, Ali Abbas Zafar released a fresh statement saying the team has decided to implement changes in 'Tandav' web-series in order to address the raising concerns.
Jan 20, 2021, 12:41 PM IST
Tandav controversy: Makers to implement changes in web-series amid backlash over hurting religious sentiments
Ali Abbas Zafar issued a new statement on Tuesday apologising again and reassuring the viewers that the cast and crew did not intend to hurt the sentiments of the people. "We thank the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for guidance and support in the matter. We once again apologise if the series has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments," the official statement read.
Jan 19, 2021, 22:57 PM IST
Akhara Parishad seeks written assurance from Tandav actors, director Ali Abbas Zafar
In a video message, ABAP chairman Mahant Narendra Giri said that the apology from the team of "Tandav" was meaningless since it came only after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a serious note of the matter and the FIR was registered. 'Tandav' is directed by 'Sultan' helmer Ali Abbas Zafar and released on Amazon Prime Video recently.
Jan 19, 2021, 12:25 PM IST
Tandav controversy: FIR filed in UP's Lucknow against makers of web series, Amazon Prime
Two BJP leaders alleged that the web series `Tandav` hurt religious sentiments.
Jan 18, 2021, 10:13 AM IST
Tandav controversy: Amazon Prime officials receive summons from Information and Broadcast Ministry
The Ministry has sought answers from the OTT as to what rules they have made for the content of this type currently running and what they are doing to curb them.
Jan 17, 2021, 23:28 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Tandav’ faces backlash, BJP MLA Ram Kadam demands apology for hurting Hindu sentiments
BJP MLA Ram Kadam asked for the series to be boycotted till certain changes are made.
Jan 17, 2021, 18:25 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan starrer Tandav in trouble, BJP MP Manoj Kotak seeks ban on web series
The BJP MP demanded a ban on the series alleging that it hurts Hindu sentiments.
Jan 17, 2021, 12:34 PM IST
