Konkona Sen Sharma reacts sharply after Supreme Court pulls up 'Tandav' makers & actors

Konkona SenSharma took to her Twitter handle to react to Supreme Court verdict on controversial webseries Tandav. On Wednesday, SC declined to grant interim protection from any coercive action to Ali Abbas Zafar, and ors seeking quashing of FIRs against m for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus.

Siddharth Agrawal, appearing for actor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, defended alleged objectionable part of web series saying that as an actor, he has artistic control over dialogues spoken by him. To this, bench remarked, "You cant take up a role without reing script. You cant play a role hurting religious sentiments of ors." top court furr said, "Your right to freedom of speech is t absolute. You cant play role of a character that hurts sentiments of a community."

To this, Konkona reacted, "Almost all involved in show have re script and signed contract! Let’s arrest whole cast and crew?” Gauahar Khan, who plays a role in web series also dropped emojis.

A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah, hearing as many as three separate petitions on behalf of makers and ors connected to web series, issued tices to UP, MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar and Delhi and police officers probing complaints.

top court said Zafar, Amazon Prime India he Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra, show's writer Gaurav Solanki and actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub may seek bail from courts concerned in FIRs lodged in connection with web series.  four have been booked in Luckw under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race and so on), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class), 501 (1)(B) (public mischief with intent to cause fear or alarm) of IPC and under relevant sections of Information Techlogy Act.

'Tandav' row: UP Police reaches Ali Abbas Zafar's residence, asks him to appear on Jan 27

Tandav, a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming last week. At centre of row is a scene with Zeeshan Ayyub, in role of college student Shiva, playing Hindu god Mahev in a atre production.

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(With PTI inputs)