Indian Govt. to monitor, screen OTT platforms |
India`s Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to put up new guidelines for Over the Top or OTT platforms due to many public complaints against some web series on the streaming platforms. Addressing the media, India`s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said, "We have received a lot of complaints against some serials available on OTT platforms. Films and serials released on OTT platforms and digital newspapers do not come under the purview of the Press Council Act, Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act or Censor Board. We will come up with some guidelines on it soon.". Content on OTT platforms has recently fuelled controversy, leading to public outcry and the booking of makers of these programs. Most recently, the Ministry received numerous complaints against TANDAV for its depiction of Hindu Gods in the show. FIRs were registered for the alleged inappropriate depiction of Uttar Pradesh Police personnel, deities, and adverse portrayal of a character playing the role of prime minister in the show. The show has been drawing flak on social media and is accused of hurting religious sentiments. TANDAV, a nine-episode political drama, starring Bollywood A-listers like Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming on 15 January on Amazon Prime Video.
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