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UP police question Prime Video’s Purohit over `Tandav’

New Delhi, 24, February, 2021

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Indian police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh questioned a top Amazon executive for nearly four hours on Tuesday over allegations that one of its political dramas on Prime Video hurt religious sentiments and caused public anger.

Shows on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have often faced complaints in India, a key growth market, for obscenity or hurting sentiment, but the latest controversy involving the Amazon show `Tandav’ is among the highest-profile cases, Reuters reported from Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh police questioned Amazon Prime Video India’s head of original content Aparna Purohit over similar allegations at a police station in Lucknow.

Amazon declined to comment, and Purohit did not take questions from reporters outside the police station.

A state police officer told Reuters that Purohit had told police an apology had been issued and scenes that concerned the public had been edited out after its release in January.

‘Tandav’, a political drama starring top Bollywood actors, has in several states faced police complaints and court cases alleging the show had depicted Hindu gods and goddesses in a derogatory manner, and hurt religious sentiment.

The drama has also faced criticism from lawmakers of BJP. While the show has angered some, the complaints against the drama and Purohit’s questioning by police have also caused grave concerns among India’s vibrant film industry, where many see this as an attack on free speech.

Amazon’s retail business is separately facing the ire of small retailers in India, who have called for a ban on its operations over allegations of bending local rules and regulations.


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