Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit.

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'Tandav' Row: Amazon India Head Aparna Purohit Receives Anticipatory Bail

Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit was granted anticipatory bail by the Supreme Court about the FIRs lodged against her for the web series 'Tandav' on March 5. Reportedly, Purohit was booked for the alleged inappropriate depiction of UP police and Hindu deities, and adverse portrayal of characters. In the hearing, the SC also emphasized regulating OTT content by the Centre as it believed many platforms are "showing pornographic… read-more

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 - 04:23 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: Amazon Prime Video, Aparna Purohit, Supreme Court of India, Anticipatory Bail, Tandav Web Series

Courtesy: Times Now

Tandav

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Tandav Issue: Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief To Amazon Official

In the ongoing ‘Tandav’ controversy, the Allahabad High court on February 4 provided interim protection to Aparna Purohit, Content Head at Amazon Prime India. The court stated that no coercive action or arrest against the official can be taken until the next order. Moreover, it also observed that the web series "was a work of fiction" and had "no intentions" to hurt religious sentiments. However, the court reserved the anticipatory bail… read-more

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 11:17 AM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Tandav Web Series, Allahabad Court, Allahabad High Court, Controversy

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Tandav

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Broadcast Min Summons Amazon Prime Officials Over Tandav Controversy

Following controversy over newly-released web-series Tandav, Amazon Prime's officials have been summoned by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. Earlier, a formal police complaint was lodged by Mumbai's West Ghatkopar BJP MLA Ram Kadam on January 17 accusing the web series of hurting… read-more

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 - 10:05 AM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Tandav Web Series, Amazon Prime, I&B Ministry, Tandav

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Poster of Web Series 'Tandav'.

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Twitteratis Demand Ban On Tandav, Resignation Of Prakash Javadekar

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has been facing all the heat for Amazon Prime Video's web series 'Tandav' that became a hot topic for allegedly hurting Hindu-sentiments. Twitteratis, on January 17, trended hashtag "Prakash Javadekar Istifa Do", demanding his resignation from his post for failing to stop the offensive content. The alleged anti-Hindu contents of the series, which released… read-more

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 - 04:54 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: I&B Ministry, Prakash Javadekar, Tandav Web Series, Bollywood, Twitter

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