Tandav row: Gauahar Khan reacts as SC refuses to grant actors protection from arrest

Gauahar Khan reacted to the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant the makers and actors of controversial Amazon Prime Video series Tandav protection from arrest.

Gauahar Khan reacted to the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant the makers and actors of controversial Amazon Prime Video series Tandav protection from arrest. Criminal cases have been lodged against them in multiple states for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied relief to the makers and actors of Tandav, citing that ‘right to freedom of speech is not absolute’. 

Responding to this comment, a Twitter user remarked, “Excellent. Next people playing murderers on screen might be tried for the same. After all, they read the script.” Gauahar retweeted the tweet along with three ‘face with monocle’ emojis.

Gauahar Khan was replying to a tweet on the Supreme Courts refusal to grant the makers and actors of Tandav protection from arrest.

Tandav has been accused of disrespecting Hindu deities, with several political leaders including Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya demanding legal action against the team.

Earlier this month, Tandav creator Ali Abbas Zafar issued an apology on behalf of the team. Calling any resemblance to real-life persons and incidents coincidental.

Later, Ali issued another statement, in which he said that the makers decided to ‘implement changes’ to Tandav after concerns were raised. At least two scenes were removed from the show.

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