The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on plea of a Mirzapur resident complaining against the web series Mirzapur and Amazon Prime for maligning the image of his native place in Uttar Pradesh. "Mirzapur has rich cultural value, but in 2018 Excel Entertainment has launched a web series named Mirzapur of 9 episodes in which they have shown Mirzapur a city of goons and adulteresses," said the plea. Also Read - #BLBestOf2020: Sushant Singh Rajput BEATS Ajay Devgn and Amitabh Bachchan by a huge margin to be declared the Best Actor of the year
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde after a brief hearing in the matter issued notice on the plea to Centre, Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Amazon Prime video. Also Read - 'Sex without consent is sexual abuse, before marriage and after marriage,' says Pankaj Tripathi
The plea has been filed by Sujeet Kumar Singh through advocate Binay Kumar Das. The petitioner specifically objected to the portrayal of a woman hailing from the district having sexual affair with the servant and her father-in-law as well. Also Read - What to Watch this Week: Kaagaz, Maara, 12 “o” Clock, Lupin, The Secret Garden – 5 titles to satiate your binge-watching urge
"By showing such ridicules and shameless things on the name of a city/ district is the insult of approximately 30 lakh population and rich culture of Mirzapur," added the plea.
The plea contended that the government should make some guidelines to prohibit bad portrayal of historical and cultural values of a city.
"Mirazapur is a place where the holy river Ganga meets the Vindhya range... The world famous temple Vindhyachal Temple, which is also one of the 108 Shakti Peeth in India, is situated in Mirzapur district," contended the plea objecting to its portrayal in bad light.
In a past interview with DNA, Pankaj Tripathi had said, “There is a disclaimer that comes before every episode which reads that Mirzapur is a fictional story and does not have any relation to an individual and/or place. I am an actor and I wouldn't have much to say on this beyond what I have stated. Having said that, I would like to add that in 'Mirzapur' series, if there are criminals, there's also a hero by the name Ramakanth Pandit (Rajesh Tailang), who wants to do good for the city.”
(With inputs from IANS)
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