Mira Nair’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is creating a storm for Netflix in India after the British-made series depicted a Hindu girl kissing a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple.
Netflix acquired the series in July as part of a deal with BBC Studios, which owns A Suitable Boy producer Lookout Point. The lavish drama — originally made for BBC One and acquired by Acorn TV in the U.S. — is penned by Andrew Davies and tells the story of spirited university student, Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951.
But the show has drawn political fire in India. Gaurav Tiwari, a leader of the youth wing of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, filed a police complaint about the drama for “shooting kissing scenes under temple premises.” The complaint named Monica Shergill, Netflix’s VP of content in India,...
Netflix acquired the series in July as part of a deal with BBC Studios, which owns A Suitable Boy producer Lookout Point. The lavish drama — originally made for BBC One and acquired by Acorn TV in the U.S. — is penned by Andrew Davies and tells the story of spirited university student, Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951.
But the show has drawn political fire in India. Gaurav Tiwari, a leader of the youth wing of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, filed a police complaint about the drama for “shooting kissing scenes under temple premises.” The complaint named Monica Shergill, Netflix’s VP of content in India,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Mumbai, Nov 23 (Ians) An Fir has been registered in Madhya Pradesh against two Netflix officials for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through the web series A Suitable Boy, said Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra.
"On the basis of a complaint filed by Gaurav Tiwari, an Fir is being registered under section 295 (A) (malicious acts to outrage and insulting the religious feelings and beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code (Ipc) in Rewa against Netflix officials -- Monika Shergill and Ambika Khurana," Mishra said in a video.
Shergill is the Vice President of Netflix India while Khurana is the Director of Public Policy at the streaming platform.
On Sunday, Mishra had hinted at possible legal action against the makers of the web series. He had said the state police have been asked to probe the web series by Mira Nair to check if kissing scenes in the show have been shot in a temple.
"On the basis of a complaint filed by Gaurav Tiwari, an Fir is being registered under section 295 (A) (malicious acts to outrage and insulting the religious feelings and beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code (Ipc) in Rewa against Netflix officials -- Monika Shergill and Ambika Khurana," Mishra said in a video.
Shergill is the Vice President of Netflix India while Khurana is the Director of Public Policy at the streaming platform.
On Sunday, Mishra had hinted at possible legal action against the makers of the web series. He had said the state police have been asked to probe the web series by Mira Nair to check if kissing scenes in the show have been shot in a temple.
- 11/23/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
NetflixThe Fir has named Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content (Netflix) and Ambika Khurana, Director, Public Policies (Netflix), Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.PTIAn Fir was registered in Madhya Pradesh on Monday against two executives of Ott platform Netflix for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through its web series A Suitable Boy which showed kissing scenes purportedly on the campus of a temple, an official said. The Fir has named Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content (Netflix) and Ambika Khurana, Director, Public Policies (Netflix), Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said. They are booked by Rewa police on a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Bjym) national secretary Gaurav Tiwari who demanded apology from Netflix and makers of the series, and removal of "objectionable scenes", which he stated were also "encouraging love jihad". "I had asked officials to examine the series A Suitable Boy being streamed on Netflix to check...
- 11/23/2020
- by Surya
- The News Minute
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