Tandav controversy: Makers decide to ‘implement changes’; thank I & B Ministry for ‘guidance and support’ | Bollywood Life

This is a new update in the Tandav controversy. The makers of the web series have decided to ‘implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised’. The director of the series Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter and wrote, “The cast and crew of Tandav have made the decision to implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised towards the same… We once again apologise if the series has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments.” A couple of scenes and dialogues allegedly claimed to portray Hindu deities in a negative light. Also Read – Ali Abbas Zafar issues apology for Tandav

The statement also read, “We have utmost respect for the sentiments of the people of our country. We did not intend to hurt or offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead.” Also Read – Tandav: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting summons officials from Amazon Prime Video; case filed in Lucknow on makers

The makers had issued an apology earlier. The apology read, “We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series Tandav and today during a discussion, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has informed us regarding a large number of grievances and petitions received on various facets of the web series with serious concerns and apprehensions regarding its content hurting the sentiments of the people.” Also Read – What to Watch this Week: Tandav, Master, Red, Krack – this weekend offers you a variety of entertainment

It further read, “The web series Tandav is a work of fiction and any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely coincidental. The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead. The cast and crew of Tandav take cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments.”

Tandav stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra, Sunil Grover, Kumud Mishra, Sarah Jane Dias and Amyra Dastur among others.

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