Sad, alarming to make actors responsible for fictional characters: industry insiders on SC’s ‘Tandav’ decision

The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant interim protection to Team “Tandav” and its observation that actors cannot play roles hurting the “religious sentiments of others” has led to consternation in the industry with many insiders worried about the road ahead for India’s “soft power”.

A day after the apex court ruling on the starry political saga from Amazon Prime Video from which several scenes have already been cut, most Bollywood biggies were silent. However, there were others, including Hansal Mehta, Pritish Nandy and Konkona Sen Sharma, who spoke of the line between art and the artiste being blurred and the implications of it. Some asked how actors could be held accountable for who they played on screen.