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Maanvi Gagroo: OTT doesn't need censorship but regulation
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"Earlier I was against censorship and I thought there should be self-censorship. If I am an adult and I am 18-plus, I should be able to watch whatever I want. OTT is not like television that you switch it on and whatever comes on, you will have to watch it. There are many steps of filtration in OTT -- like downloading, subscribing and choosing content," Maanvi tells IANS.
Maanvi Gagroo on 'Four More Shots Please' success: Huge sections felt represented
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"There are so many shows we don't like but we don't go around slut-shaming actors or speaking ill about these. The section of the audience who say that they don't like the show have also watched it. If you don't like a show, then you don't watch it after the first episode, but all these people have watched it till the 10th episode and yet they say they didn't like it!" she says.
Tandav Controversy: Actors, makers may face arrest as Supreme Court declines protection
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A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan only issued notice on clubbing various FIRs registered across the country and asked actor Zeeshan Ayyub and others to move to high courts for quashing the FIRs or for bail in the matters.
Tandav Controversy: Supreme Court says freedom of speech not absolute
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A bench headed by Ashok Bhushan expressed its disinclination to pass any direction to stay the FIRs. The top court said the petitioners should go to the high courts to seek quashing of these cases. Senior advocates Fali S. Nariman, Mukul Rohatgi and Siddharth Luthra cited the top court judgment in Arnab Goswami case to seek relief in the matter.
Manoj Bajpayee: 'The Family Man 2' an experience you won't forget
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Bajpayee returns as NIA agent Srikant Tiwari on season two. He struggles to balance personal and professional lives while fighting against a new nemesis, Raji, played by South star Samantha Akkineni. "At times I reserve comments (about my work) because you start sounding flamboyant. All I would say is that it is going to be far bigger and far more different than before," Bajpayee told IANS.
Tandav Controversy: Bengaluru social worker files complaint against makers
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According to the FIR, Kiran Aradhya, social worker lodged complaint against web series "Tandav" starring Saif Ali Khan. Aradhya in his complaint demanded legal action against "Tandav" makers and telecasters who according to him have tried to hurt Hindu religious sentiments by making an actor portraying Lord Ishwar using abusive language in a college function.
Tandav Controversy: Amid protests and fracas, Mumbai Police book team of web series
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The FIR followed a complaint lodged by opposition Bharatiya Janata Paty spokesperson Ram Kadam a day after he staged a protest march in Ghatkopar on Tuesday against the show which streams on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.
'Tandav' Controversy: Creator Ali Abbas Zafar says sorry
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The series came under fire with several people claiming that it provokes communal disharmony and hurts sentiments of the Hindus. According to the complaints, a scene featuring Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub performing a college play insults the Hindu deity Shiv.
One Night In Miami: Cerebral yet witty
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King calls the shots on a story that captures a truly interesting moment in Black history -- one where iconic human rights activist Malcom X invites over soul legend Sam Cooke and American football star Jim Brown, to celebrate Clay's famous victory.
Movie Review | Tandav: Let down by weak script
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Tandav opens with a raging kisaan andolan in Greater Noida over a government decision to turn farm land into a SEZ for urbanisation. Soon, the drama throws in students chanting Azadi slogans in a campus called VNU. A news channel is shown catering to the vested interest of the political power set. Right wing and Left wing politics, dynastic rule dominance and students' crusade -- it's all happening in the series.
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