Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Sunday suggested that legal action could be initiated against the makers of web series ‘A Suitable Boy’, which is being streamed on Netflix. Mishra said that the Madhya Pradesh Police have been asked to scan Mira Nair’s web series to check if kissing scenes in it were shot in a temple.
Meanwhile, an office-bearer of Bharatiya Janata Party’s youth wing – Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) – has claimed that kissing scenes were filmed in a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Maheshwar town. He has also filed a complaint with the Rewa superintendent of police.
“The series ‘A Suitable Boy’ was released on an OTT media platform. Kissing scenes were filmed inside a temple with bhajans being sung in the background. I consider it objectionable. I think this hurt feelings,” Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said in a video statement on Sunday.
He added: “I have directed police to examine the series and determine what action can be taken against the producer and director of this series.”
In the meantime, BJYM national secretary Gaurav Tiwari told news agency PTI that he had submitted a memorandum to Rewa SP Rakesh Kumar Singh on Saturday, seeking deletion of “objectionable scenes” and an apology from Netflix and makers of the series.
“Parts of the series were filmed in Maheshwar town in Madhya Pradesh. The kissing scene inside the temple has hurt our sentiments,” said Tiwari.
While talking to the media, the Rewa SP said that action will be initiated after receiving footage of the objectionable scenes from Netflix.
“I have received a memorandum from Gaurav Tiwari, in which it is said that objectionable scenes in the series were shot in a religious place. Legal action will be initiated after examination,” said the Rewa SP.
Directed by filmmaker Mira Nair, ‘A Suitable Boy’ showcases a story set in the early 1950s when the newly-independent India was discovering sovereignty.
The series features Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala, Ram Kapoor, Rasika Dugal, Namit Das, Vivaan Shah, Mahira Kakkar, Shahana Goswami and others.
