»Saif Ali Khan s Tandav Lands into Row for Offending Religious Sentiments. Here s Who Said What
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Saif Ali Khan s Tandav Lands into Row for Offending Religious Sentiments. Here s Who Said What
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Leaders, celebrities and other popular stars have joined the chorus to ban the web series. While there are a section of other people who have stood in support of the web series.
Last Updated:January 17, 2021, 13:33 IST
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Director Ali Abbas Zafar s new web show Tandav has landed into controversy for allegedly offending Hindu religious sentiments, soon after it was released on Friday. A section of people has taken an offence over the show s one particular scene wherein actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub plays a stage performer appearing as Lord Shiva and is heard saying, Azaadi, what the.?
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Paresh Pahuja on playing Raghu in Tandav: It s a character that helped me grow personally
Actor Paresh Pahuja considers Ali Abbas Zafar his mentor. After playing Azaan Akbar in the directorâs 2017 film, Tiger Zinda Hai, Paresh plays an interesting role in Tandav. Created and directed by Zafar, itâs an intriguing political drama, featuring the likes of Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia, among others. Explaining how he bagged the role in Tandav, Paresh says, âI play the character of Raghu Kishore in the series. I got a call from the casting team. I went and auditioned for the part and got a call from the production team the same day. I got on board for the show and I went and met Ali sir. Since Iâd worked with him in the past, I had no doubts about the part that he was offering me.âÂ
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The year 2020 saw OTT boom, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic we saw numerous shows and film releasing on the web. Some of them were loved by the masses, and many of them landed in controversies for their alleged objectionable content.
From web series Krishna and His Leela (Netflix), A Suitable Boy to movies like Sadak 2, many of them had to face legal battles.
And now one of the major series of the year that was released on January 15, 2021, is facing the ire of netizens. Tandav has landed into controversy for allegedly offending Hindu religious sentiments. Social media users trend #BoycottTandav.
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan is out of his depth here because the tale has no real sting. He is upstaged for the most part by Dimple Kapadia in the guise of a super-ambitious woman who challenges the son of a three-time Prime Minister on his own turf.
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and others on a poster (courtesy ihimanshumehra)
Created by: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover
Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming multi-starrer Original series Tandav has been fuelling intrigue and admiration since the launch of its teaser and trailer. Created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the political-drama is produced by Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Ali Abbas Zafar. With an all-star ensemble cast featuring Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia,