The craze and demand of the OTT platform has been growing very rapidly among the audience since last year. Due to this, there has been a lot of ruckus in India about the content shown in web series and online movies on these platforms.
With which now the Central Government has also come into action mode. The most catchy issue of all was Tandav, a web series based on politics. Which 15 January this year. 2021 was released on Amazon Prime. Since the release, there was a big controversy on social media regarding some scenes of the film.
Amazon Prime Video said in a statement, “Amazon Prime Video is sorry that some of the scenes of the recently launched fictional series Tandav were found to be objectionable to the viewers. We did not want to hurt anyone’s feelings. When made aware of this, those objectionable scenes were either deleted or edited. We respect the beliefs of our viewers and apologize unconditionally to those viewers who have been hurt. ‘
The apology further states, “We respect the diverse beliefs of our audience and offer unrestricted apologies to those viewers who have been hurt. Our teams emulate the company’s subject evaluation methods, and we believe that the audience Modernization of these laws is necessary from time to time, to better serve our customers. We are committed to developing further entertaining topics with our partners, complying with Indian laws, and respecting the culture and beliefs of our audience. Huh.”
The Allahabad High Court had refused to give anticipatory bail to India’s chief Aparna Purohit of Amazon Sellers Service Private Limited, which showcased the ‘Tandava’ web series. Section 153 (a) (1) (B), 295-A, 505 (1) (B) 505 (2) of Indian Penal Code by Aparna Purohit and Section 66 and 67 of the Information Technology Act and Section of SC / ST Act. A petition for anticipatory bail was filed under 3 (1) (r).