A poster of Tandav, a web series is seen on Amazon Prime Video streaming service website in this illustration picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Controversy in India over Amazon's political drama "Tandav" has put Bollywood and global video streaming giants on edge, prompting a closer scrutiny of scripts for possible offence to religious sentiments in a key growth market.
Companies like Amazon's Prime Video and Netflix are inspecting planned shows and scripts, with some even deleting scenes that could be controversial, five Bollywood directors and producers, and two industry sources said.
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