 "'Love Storiyaan': Why episode six of Karan Johar's series on Amazon Prime Video got banned in five countries | Explained")
Karan Johar and Somen Mishra’s anthology Love Storiyaan, which released on Amazon Prime Video IN, opened to rave reviews from critics. However, episode six of the series has been banned in five countries- UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia and Egypt. The report was carried by Pinkvilla.
The story, titled Love Beyond Labels, is about a transgender couple Tista and Dipan, and how their love story unfolds in the city of Kolkata. Owing to the “limited or highly restrictive rights” for LGBTQAI+ Community, the ban on the story was imposed.
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The series has six stories by directors like Hardik Mehta, Vivek Soni, Shazia Iqbal, Rahul Badwelkar, Akshay Indikar, Archana Phadke and Collin D’Cunha. The series chronicles the journey of six real-life couples, how the twain met, the conflicts they faced, and all their moments of passion and tinges of grief.
The first story unfolds in a confined office space where two people fall for each other through messages and mails. ‘Shall I block him,’ is one of the first responses of the woman who eventually ends up being the man’s wife. The second story begins with some sprawling shots of the mountains and is a saga that unravels in the landscapes of our country. And then we get to see Kolkata, bursting with busyness and beauty.
There’s a sense of chaos and charm the city of joy exudes, and in that city is a couple that’s celebrating 46 years of love and madness. Before we get a sense of the people whose love stories we witness, we get to witness the world they inhabit and occupy, and how it played a role in uniting them. For instance, the people in the mountains have to be prepared for the clouds storming into their homes, and Kolkata is described as a city that doesn’t question someone’s cast or creed.
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