New Delhi: ‘The Kerala Story’ has been facing protests across the country for some time now due to its storyline.
During a media interaction on Monday, filmmaker Sudipto Sen opened up on the ongoing controversy surrounding his latest release ‘The Kerala Story’. Sudipto shared the response he and his team got after the teaser release, “We have two proofs, you will laugh if you see them. Once our teaser was released, a boy has been visiting us continuously for the past two months. Was abusing the co-producer. After watching our film yesterday, the boy messaged, ‘I apologize to you publicly, I have no further objection.’ And I have also received abusive messages. So if you guys feel that the story has not been justified after watching the film, then you guys can take those two testimonials from us and you will come to know.’
He further added, “The days they were protesting and today after watching our film, they have stopped opposing us. As of today, only those people who have not seen the film are protesting.”
#TheKeralaStory Unstoppable and Unstoppable… Phenomenal biz on Day 2 and 3 made it a smashing hit… Faced with two formidable opponents: #Hollywood film #GotGVol3 And #IPL2023…Venus 8.03 crores, Saturn 11.22 crores, Sun 16 crores. Gross: ₹ 35.25 Cr. #India Biz. #box office
rise/fall…
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The film has received an overwhelming response from the audience and has earned Rs 35.25 crore in its opening weekend.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, “#TheKeralaStory is unstoppable and unshakeable…phenomenal biz on day 2 and 3 makes it a smash-hit…faces two mighty adversaries: #Hollywood film #GotGVol3 and # IPL2023. .. Fri 8.03 cr, Sat 11.22 cr, Sun 16 cr. Total: Rs 35.25 cr. [growth] 39.73% Sun: [growth]: 42.60% Exceptional trend… All eyes on its business on Monday.
He added, “If you go to our Instagram and Twitter, the kind of response we are getting, you will see almost half the comments are from the community who are saying after watching the film that this story needed to be told long ago and They are thanking us for telling this story,” Sudipto continued.
‘The Kerala Story’ stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles. The film sparked controversy when its trailer claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had gone missing and joined the terrorist group ISIS. The statement sparked a heated political debate and several politicians questioned the veracity of the claim.
He further said, “At present there are 4 girls, they are in the same jail. The debate started with 32,000, but nowadays no one is doing that debate because after watching the movie they have realized that the focus on that 32,000 There’s no point in concentrating.” However, at the end of the film, we have put a disclaimer which clearly mentions the facts.”