The political drama starring Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Zeeshan Ayub, Gauhar Khan and others released on Amazon Prime Video on January 15 has opened a pandora of controversial views. #BanTandavNow trends on Twitter blaming the makers of the show for allegedly mocking ‘Hindu Gods’ through the series Tandav.
Netizens on Twitter are using hashtags such as #BanTandavNow and #BoycottTandav labelling the series as ‘Anti-Hindu’. Some of the scenes in the series categorically one in which actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, who is playing the role of a student politician appears as Lord Shiva. The accusations of misinterpretation and allegedly hurting religious sentiments were put forward by the viewers.
Netizens Reaction on Twitter
#BanTandavNow coz it denigrates Bhagwan Shiv ji! @PrakashJavdekar ji, pls #BanTandav webseries!@KapilMishra_IND https://t.co/RtYm5wb3Iv
— Kritika Khatri (@kk_jpr) January 16, 2021
#BanTandavNow
It's my humble request to minister that plz..plz.. #BAN_Tandav web series .
It's insulting our Hindu dharm may some chamchas will support that but plz..plz #BanTandavNow #BanTandav
Let's write a mail to
email minister.inb@gov.in
For #BanTandav emegiately plz.. pic.twitter.com/Ba5JO4zy8N— Vishwajeet Rajput (@Vishwaj04450968) January 16, 2021
If somebody had made such a series on their gods, the matter would have reached in the parliament and top courts of the country.
Hindus are not taken seriously because they don't block roads, they obey the laws. That's it. Don't test our patience.#BanTandav #BanTandavNow pic.twitter.com/5nJJvQyhy6
— INDIA WAKES UP 🇮🇳(ॐ) (@IndiaWakesUp_) January 16, 2021
Questions on Makers
Director is M
Most of cast is M
But series name is #Tandav Protagonist is named as "Shiva" has "Trishul" in his hand
How they use every platform 2 promote der narrative by showing HinduGods in poor light & term is as "FOE" & influence youngsters#BoycottTandav#TandavOnPrime pic.twitter.com/zqqW1iNqY8
— Sheetal Chopra (@SheetalPronamo) January 15, 2021
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