Photos Tandav , Sacred Games, Mirzapur : Amid Centre s new OTT guidelines, look at web series that courted controversies
Content on OTT platforms has recently fuelled controversy, leading to public outcry and the booking of makers of some programmes.
DNA Web Team
Feb 25, 2021, 03:54 PM IST
The new guidelines issued by the government of India on Thursday mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.
Briefing the media about the development, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that though the government welcomes criticism and the right to dissent, but it is very important for the users of social media to have a forum to raise their grievance against the misuse of social media.
Bombay HC grants three weeks transit anticipatory bail to Tandav director, 3 others ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 23:44 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has granted three weeks transit anticipatory bail to web series Tandav director Ali Abbas Zafar and 3 others in an FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh to enable him to approach the appropriate court for regular pre-arrest bail, said Aniket Ujjwal Nikam, lawyer of the accused on Wednesday.
The lawyer said in a video statement on behalf of the accused that the web series has not hurt the religious sentiments nor there was any intention to do so.
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18:07 PM IST: After Tandav, an FIR has been registered against producers of Amazon Prime’s show Mirzapur for hurting religious sentiments. The makers have also been accused of spoiling the image of Uttar Pradesh. Mirzapur producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Bhaumik Gondaliya have been named in the FIR. They have been charged under IPC sections 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the IPC along with sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): An FIR has been registered at Lucknow's Hazratganj Kotwali against Amazon Prime's India head of original content Aparna Purohit, director of web series 'Tandav' Ali Abbas Zafar, its producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki and others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.