Streaming services in India under pressure over religious content deemed offensive
Scripts are now being ‘read and re-read’ amid fears of arrest and retaliation with one judge saying revered characters of faith have ‘been lampooned’
06 March 2021 - 09:00
Mubai — Controversy in India over Amazon’s political drama Tandav has put Bollywood and global video-streaming giants on edge, prompting a closer scrutiny of scripts for possible offence to religious sentiments in a key growth market.
Companies such as Amazon’s Prime Video and Netflix are inspecting planned shows and scripts, with some even deleting scenes that could be controversial, five Bollywood directors and producers, and two industry sources said...
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