The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Aparna Purohit, the head of India Originals at Amazon Sellers Service Pvt Ltd, which is showing 'Tandav' web series online.
Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down web series Tandav actors and makers plea for protection from arrest. Actress Richa Chadha and Gauahar Khan gave their reactions.
Web series 'Tandav' actors, makers, including Saif Ali Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar likely face arrest after Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down their pleas for protection from arrest. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan only issued notice on clubbing of various FIRs registered across the country and asked actor Zeeshan Ayyub and others to move to High Courts for quashing of FIRs or bail in the matters.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of pleas seeking quashing of criminal complaints lodged in various states against Ali Abbas Zafar, the Director of web series ''Tandav'', and others for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.
Soon after the release, Ali Abbas Zafar directorial Tandav faced a backlash from a certain section of society for provoking communal disharmony over a scene from the first episode. Not only this, more than three FIRs have been registered against the makers as well as the star cast for hurting Hindu sentiments in over 6 cities.
Notwithstanding the cuts, 'Tandav,' directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, sank into more trouble.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted a transit pre-arrest bail to 'Tandav' director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra and the show's writer Gaurav Solanki, against whom a case was registered in Lucknow for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through the web series.
Tandav Row: The first case has been registered against the makers of the web-series that has been grabbing the limelight for its controversial scene. The FIR that has been registered in Ghatkopar Police Station, Mumbai includes names of Ali Abbas Zafar, Saif Ali Khan, Zeeshan Ayyub, Himanshu Mehra, Aparna Purohit, Gaurav Solanki, and Amit Aggarwal, and others.
The Lucknow Police team has reached Mumbai to interrogate the makers of Tandav. After the questioning, the police will decide what action needs to be taken against the accused.
'Tandav,' a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming last week but the show landed in a huge controversy over its depiction of Hindu deities. The makers have now implemented changes to the web series to address the concerns raised.
Tandav released on January 15 and featured an ensemble cast including actors like-- Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea, Kumud Mishra, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Gauhar Khan, and Kritika Kamra amongst others. The series faced charges of inflaming religious passions over a scene from the first episode. Here's everything you should know about what the controversy is all about.
Soon after the recently-released web-series 'Tandav' embroiled in a controversy, an FIR was lodged against Amazon's India head of original content, Aparna Purohit, series director Ali Abbas, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki, and an unknown person on Sunday night. The makers of the web series have now issued an unconditional apology in the latest released official statement.
Actress Katrina Kaif has worked with Ali Abbas Zafar on many films, but on the director's birthday on Sunday, she shared a glimpse of their friendship with her fans. She went back in time to dig out photos of the two. One of them was taken on the set of their film "Bharat", another was captured during Christmas.
Fans are eagerly awaiting Sunil Grover’s return on screen and create magic with his stupendous performance. Recently, the actor-comedian revealed his first reaction upon hearing about Ali Abbas Zafar's 'Tandav' and how he bagged this character which contradicts his jovial personality.
Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar says his upcoming Amazon Prime Video series Tandav gave him the much-needed break from box-office pressure and made him more fearless creatively. Created and directed by Zafar, the nine-part political drama features an ensemble cast headlined by Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Kumud Mishra
Ali Zafar took to his verified Instagram account to share the news, even though he did not disclose the identity of his wife. Sharing a photograph of his hand holding his newly-wed wife's hand, Zafar captioned, "Bismillah."
Released in 2017 'Tiger Zinda Hai' is one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film clocked three years on Tuesday.
Director Ali Abbas Zafar, known for films like Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai, Bharat, etc is ready with the script of another project based on 1984 riots which might have Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh playing the lead role. Interestingly, he has been a part of Punjabi film, Punjab 1984, directed by Anurag Singh and had the same subject.
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif and Ali Abbas Zafar have previously collaborated on his directorial debut 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' and blockbusters 'Tiger Zinda Hai' and 'Bharat.' The director said it was high time somebody in Bollywood took the 'brave step' to invest in an action movie fronted by a female actor.
"Pataal Lok is doing so well. It's success is empowering for everyone," Ali Abbas Zafar said about the Amazon Prime Video show which is tentatively titled Tandav.
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