SC issues notice on plea to ban Mirzapur The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on

a petition seeking a ban on the popular web series Mirzapur on Amazon Prime Video for its allegedly obscene, vulgar depiction of women and showing the city in Uttar Pradesh, otherwise famous for its rich cultural and historical value, as a hub of criminals and adulterous women. The petition filed by a Mirzapur resident, said: “Showing such ridiculous and shameless things on a city or district is an insult to approximately 3 million population (residing in Mirzapur) and the rich culture of Mirzapur.” The web series Mirzapur was launched in 2018; its popularity resulted in a second season in October 2020 The court’s notice came a day after the makers of another web series, Tandav, also on Amazon Prime, altered some of the episodes following a backlash, and a subsequent meeting with officials of the

Information and Broadcasting ministry.