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.
: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 8:18 PM IST Tandav row: Allahabad High Court rejects Amazon India Originals head Aparna Purohit s anticipatory bail in another case
Allahabad High Court
ANI Photo
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has rejected an application for anticipatory bail moved by Aparna Purohit, the Amazon Prime India Director, in a separate case filed in Noida against makers of web series âTandavâ.
Three days ago, Aparna was given protection from arrest till March 9 in another case filed by the Hazratganj Police, Lucknow.
A single bench of the Allahabad High Court, however, rejected her anticipatory bail in a Noida case on Thurday. Justice Siddharth said in his 20-page order that the conduct of the applicant shows that she has scant respect for the law of the land and her conduct further disentitles her to any relief from this court
‘Tandav’ row: Allahabad HC denies bail to Amazon official, says show’s name can hurt sentiments
The court said that several Hindi filmmakers have used the name of Hindu gods and goddesses and shown them in disrespectful manner. Updated Feb 25, 2021 · 08:42 pm File photo: Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party pour ink and beat a poster with footwear during a protest against a new web series Tandav , in Mumbai on January 18, 2021. | Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Amazon Prime Video’s India Content Head Aparna Purohit, in relation to a First Information Report on the case against the platform’s web series “
Highlights
Bobby Deol starrer ‘Aashram’ courted controversy for controversial portrayal of Hindu saints.
Netflix s web series A Suitable Boy faced backlash over a kissing scene in the backdrop of a temple.
New Delhi: The government on Thursday (February 25) said that OTT platforms are expected to ‘self-regulate’ and appoint a self-regulating body.
In a joint press conference by Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, the Union ministers announced new guidelines to curb the misuse of social media platforms. When asked about OTT censorship, Prasad said, “we are trusting self-regulation” on OTT.
Police questions Amazon India s Aparna Purohit for nearly four hours over allegations that its political drama ‘Tandav’ on Prime Video hurt religious sentiments