Bengaluru: FIR against ‘Tandav’ makers, actors for ‘hurting religious sentiments’

A Bengaluru social worker has filed a complaint against the director, producer, and key actors of the web series Tandav for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

The FIR, registered at KR Puram police station, mentions that the show portrayed Hindu deity Shiva in “a poor light” as the actor playing him on-screen was shown using foul language. The complainant, Kiran Aradhya, further alleged that such a portrayal of the character was seen as “insulting and hurting Hindu religious sentiments”.

Those named in the FIR include director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Farhan Akhtar, actors Saif Ali Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and Aparna Purohit (Amazon Prime Video). “We have sought legal opinion for further investigation after we were informed that the controversial scenes were removed recently,” a police officer said.