I&B ministry and broadcast redressal authority Broadcast Content Complaints Council (BCCC) has issued a notice to Zee group’s Zindagi channel for pro-Pakistan and inflammatory content. BCCC headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal has summoned channel’s executives for a hearing on May 22.
A Hindi serial titled ‘Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam’ on Zee’s Zindagi channel has attracted the attention of the ministry and BCCC following complaints from some viewers. The complainants claimed that the content was inflammatory in nature and promoted Pakistan’s narrative of the partition.
The soap is a love story in the backdrop of Partition based on author Razia Butt’s book ‘Bano’. The serial stars Fawad Khan of Khoonsurat fame in lead role with Pakistani actor Sanam Baloch as Bano. The main criticism from viewers has been that it shows the Partition only from Pakistan’s point of view and paints Indians as villains.
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