Netflix has released a censored cut of Anubhav Sinha’s film Bheed , bucking its usual practice of putting out uncut versions of films it acquires from Indian producers. The film’s teaser outraged right-leaning commentators close to the government, as it featured a voice-over of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a line of dialogue comparing the chaos of the COVID-19 migrant crisis to the partition of India and Pakistan.
Following the pushback, the film’s producers put out a fresh cut of the teaser, without Mr. Modi’s voice, and without the line comparing the migrant crisis to the partition. Two spokespeople for Netflix India were unavailable for comment; a third did not respond to The Hindu’ s queries by press time. Mr. Sinha, the film’s director, also did not respond to a query.