The Uttar Pradesh Police have filed a first information report against the makers of Amazon Prime series Tandav as well as a top official of the streaming service for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, ANI reported on Monday.
The FIR named the director of the series Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki and Amazon Prime’s India Head of Originals Aparna Purohit. It was filed at the Hazratganj Kotwali police station in Lucknow.
The makers of the web series, which stars actors Saif Ali Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Dimple Kapadia, have been accused of defiling a place of worship and promoting religious animosity, according to NDTV.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath’s Media Advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi warned the web series’ team of arrest. “Playing with the sentiments of people will not be tolerated,” he said in a tweet in Hindi. “Serious charges have been invoked against the team of Tandav, which is spreading…