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LUCKNOW: Amazon Prime national head Aparna Purohit appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for the second time late on Monday evening to record her statement in connection with the FIRs lodged against her and others related to the controversy over the ‘Tandav web series.
She has been asked to appear before the investigation team again on March 18.
Earlier, Purohit had appeared before the SIT on February 24. As per the highly placed sources, Purohit was asked about 50 questions and directed to come prepared with their answers during her next visit to record her statement.
The political drama series featuring Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia, and Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, has been hitting the headlines since its premier owing to its content.
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Tandav case: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to file regulations on social media.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today called for screening of video content on OTT (Over The Top) platforms, saying even pornograpic material is being shown on some of them. There should be a mechanism to screen such programmes, the top court said as it directed the centre to place before it the recent guidelines of the government to regulate social media platforms. Now watching movies on internet and OTT has become common. We are of the view there must be some screening, Justice Ashok Bhushan said while hearing an appeal by India head of Amazon Prime Video, Aparna Purohit, who has challenged an order by the Allahabad High Court in the ongoing investigation against the web series Tandav .
Tandav row: SC favours regulations for OTT platforms, asks Centre to place norms before it
Earlier on January 27, the Supreme Court had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to actors and makers of web series Tandav .
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Updated: Mar 4, 2021, 03:47 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to submit before it the regulations on Over The Top (OTT) platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime while stressing that there should be some screening of shows and web series being telecast on such platforms.
A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said that some regulation is needed for OTT platforms as in some cases even pornography is being shown on such platform and a balance has to be maintained. We want to see the regulations because we are of the view that there should be some screening of these types of films/shows. What they are showing? They are showing pornography in some films. There should be some regulations. Balance has to be maintained, said Justi
Tandav Row: The cast and the crew of the Ali Abbas Zafar-directed series apologised twice.
New Delhi:
Amazon Prime Video has issued an unconditional apology over its show Tandav , saying it deeply regrets that viewers considered certain scenes to be objectionable . The apology comes days after a single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by Aparna Purohit, a top Amazon executive, over a police complaint filed against the show in Uttar Pradesh.
At least two FIRs were filed against the makers and actors of the show in Uttar Pradesh last year, alleging some of the scenes hurt religious sentiments.
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