Tandav makers issue an apology

The makers of the recently released Amazon Prime Video web series Tandav have issued an unconditional apology for hurting religious feelings.

The nine-episode web series landed in a controversy after a section of people expressed that a part of the series disrespected a particular religion and used casteist scenes and dialogues.

An FIR was also registered against the makers of the series and head of the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video in India.

On Monday, director Ali Abbas Zafar took to his social media handle to issue an apology from the team. "We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series Tandav and today during a discussion, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has informed us regarding a large number of grievances and petitions received on various facets of the web series with serious concerns and apprehensions regarding its content hurting the sentiments of the people," he wrote.

"The web series Tandav is a work of fiction and any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely coincidental.

The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead.

The cast and crew of Tandav take cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments," it further read.

Tandav stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kumud Mishra, among others.