Tandav row: FIR filed against director, Amazon's India head of content

BSP President Mayawati, meanwhile, called for removing the objectionable content from the web series

A criminal case has been registered here against the makers of web series Tandav and Amazon’s India head of original content for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in an objectionable manner, hurting religious sentiments of people.

The FIR was lodged against the 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 film starring Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea, Kumud Mishra, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Gauhar Khan and Kritika Kamra, premiered on the streaming platform on Friday. Deputy Commissioner of Police