Indian Politicians Call For Ban on Amazon Original ‘Tandav,’ From Salman Khan Hitmaker Ali Abbas Zafar
Naman Ramachandran Ali Abbas Zafar’s explosive Amazon Prime Video India political drama “Tandav,” which began streaming Jan. 15, has drawn the ire of Hindu nationalist lawmakers.Manoj Kotak, a member of parliament from Mumbai, has written to India’s information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar, asking for a ban on “Tandav,” accusing the creative team — in which the chief creators are Muslim — of “deliberately mocking Hindu Gods,” and disrespecting “Hindu religious sentiments.”Set in Delhi and played out like an Indian “House of Cards,” “Tandav” features a diverse set of characters scheming for political power.