After complaints, the Tamil film was pulled from Netflix. FIR against OTT platform, actor | Bollywood News

The film tells the story of a woman named Annapolani, played by Nayanthara, who comes from a conservative family and aspires to become India’s top chef. Her friend Farhan (played by Jay) helps her overcome the challenges she faces, such as cooking and eating meat.

Police in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, registered an FIR against Nayanthara and others associated with the film based on a complaint by a group called Hindu Sewa Parishad. A complaint has also been filed against the film in Mumbai, but the Mumbai Police said that no FIR has been registered yet.

Following the backlash, the film’s co-producer Zee Studios apologized on Tuesday and assured that the controversial scene would be removed from the film and that an edited version would be released later.

“We, the co-producers of the film, had no intention of hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindu or Brahmin communities and would like to apologize for causing any inconvenience and hurt to the sentiments of the respective communities.” the studio said in its apology. .

Netflix did not respond to The Indian Express’ request for comment.

The complaint with the Mumbai police was filed by Ramesh Solanki, who claimed to be the founder of a group called Hindu IT Cell.

Senior Inspector Dyaneshwar Wagh of LT Marg police station said, “The complainant submitted the application at the police station through a third party. We contacted him but he is outside the station. He has not appeared before us. We are waiting for him to come, after which we will record his statement and register a case.”

In the complaint filed on January 6, Solanki said, “The film defames Prabhu Shri Ram and was intentionally released to hurt Hindu sentiments.”

The complaint also highlights several scenes in the film that allegedly hurt religious sentiments and promoted “love jihad.” “The temple priest’s daughter offers a hijab-wearing namaz before making biryani in the final scene of the film,” the complaint said. He also said that Farhan, a friend of the character, “brainwashed the actress to cut her meat as she claims that Bhagwan Shri Ram and Maa Sita also ate meat.”

“We are not going to stop here and want the censor board to enact strict laws to protect the sentiments of all religions,” Solanki told The Indian Express.

Police said an FIR was registered at Jabalpur’s Omti police station on Wednesday against Nayanthara, director Nilesh Krishna, producers Jatin Sethi and R Ravindran, and Netflix India’s head of content Monika Shergill. It has been announced that seven suspects have been named.

“The FIR was filed under IPC Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion and committing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 34 (committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention). The case has been registered under the Act of 2013,” Jabalpur Police Superintendent Pankaj Mishra said.

The FIR said the film was “made to insult Sanatan Dharma” and promoted “love jihad”.