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Bombay Begums takes an unsparing look at the predicament of working women

The series' six episodes tell the overlapping stories of four professional women - three bankers at various stage of their careers and a sex worker

NCPCR asks Netflix stop 'Bombay Begums' stream over indecent depiction

The apex child rights body NCPCR has asked Netflix to stop streaming 'Bombay Begums' citing inappropriate portrayal of children in the web series

Lucknow cops again summon Amazon Prime content head in Tandav series probe

The nine-episode web series had premiered on Amazon Prime on January 15

Netflix India slate: Madhuri Dixit-starrer show, 'Delhi Crime' season two

Streaming platform Netflix on Wednesday unveiled a line-up of 15 original series

Amazon issues rare apology in India over 'Tandav' portrayal of religion

In a statement titled "Amazon Prime Video Apologizes", the company on Tuesday said it deeply regrets viewers considered certain scenes to be objectionable

Scenes snipped from Tandav, but trouble continues with more complaints

At least two scenes were removed from the controversial web series Tandav, which found itself in more trouble on Wednesday with fresh FIRs against its makers and cast in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. In a sliver of hope, the Bombay High Court granted transit pre-arrest bail to director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra and the show's writer Gaurav Solanki. The relief was granted for three weeks to enable them to approach the concerned court in Lucknow, where an FIR has been registered against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the show's first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised. At the centre of the row over the show, which has hit national headlines with calls for ...

Govt creating 'tandav' over Amazon's 'minor' web series: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav also said OTT platforms gained popularity during the lockdown period, and asked as to when an Indian platform will be created that can rival Amazon

FIR against makers of Amazon Prime web series 'Tandav' lodged in Lucknow

The show allegedly depicted Hindu gods in a bad light 'which could lead to religious flare-ups'

#MeToo trailer: Room 2806 reprises a scandal before the movement went global

The recently released Netflix docu-series reminds us of a scandal that anticipated, 6 years before #MeToo, many uncomfortable questions about powerful men and institutional biases against women

Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020: Perfect to binge watch this weekend?

Delhi Crime becomes India's 1st web series to win International Emmy Award

The web series Delhi Crime has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards, held virtually this year owing to the ongoing Covid pandemic

Web series row: MP Police books 2 Netflix officials for hurting sentiments

An 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", an official said.

Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out in this Netflix docuseries

A disturbing Netflix docuseries on Jeffrey Epstein lends a strong voice to the paedophile's easy victims, writes Dhruv Munjal

Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam

Under Loughlin's plea deal, she will also pay a $150,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service; Giannulli has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service

HC order on plea to stay Netflix web series ''Hasmukh" set for Tuesday

An interim application sought stay on airing of webseries 'Hasmukh' on online media streaming platform Netflix for allegedly maligning image and reputation of lawyers.

Raghubir Yadav's mellow dramatic journey from theatre to web series

Ranjita Ganesan traces Raghubir Yadav's journey, from a travelling theatre company to television, cinema and his first web series

10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown

Here are the top 10 recently launched web series that you can binge-watch during this lockdown

Bring on the lust

Lust Stories scores because it offers vignettes of reality in the lives of modern Indian women

Director Vikram Bhatt eyes digital media through OTT app VB Theatre

After testing waters by putting original web series on his YouTube channel and content platforms like VU, the director/producer will be launching VB Theatre, a subscription based app, on January 27