The government-appointed National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Thursday asked streaming platform Netflix to stop airing the webseries, Bombay Begums, saying its contents may result in the abuse and exploitation of children, reported PTI.
The child rights body issued a notice to the streaming platform, and asked for a detailed report within 24 hours on the action taken by it. The organisation also warned Netflix that it would otherwise initiate “appropriate legal action” against the American company.
Bombay Begums, a six-part series launched on Netflix on March 8, follows five women whose lives interlock in Mumbai. Directed by Lipstick Under My Burkha filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, the show explores ambition, a working woman’s efforts to maintain a work-life balance, and her complex relationships with men, women, colleagues, bosses, children and her own body. It stars Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur, Aadhya Anand,…