Row Over Kissing Scene In Temple, Netflix Officials Booked

Mira Nair’s web series A Suitable Boy has created a row over filming kissing scenes in a temple. Subsequently, online streaming platform Netflix has landed in soup for airing the scenes. With online uproar, a case has been booked against Netflix officials - Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content (Netflix) and Ambika Khurana, Director, Public Policies (Netflix).

The complaint was filed by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national secretary Gaurav Tiwari who asked for the removal of objectionable scenes as it encouraged ‘love jihad’.

Over the complaint, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, "I had asked officials to examine the series 'A Suitable Boy' being streamed on Netflix to check if kissing scenes in it were filmed in a temple and if it hurt religious sentiments. The examination prima facie found that these scenes are hurting the sentiments of a particular religion,"