The controversy over the controversial film The Kerala Story continues unabated with many people in Kerala and outside the state slamming the film for fake data about several women who allegedly converted to Islam and later joined ISIS in Syria. demanding a ban. After all, the director of the film has spoken on the figure of conversion of women.
Kerala Story producer Vipul Shah and director Sudipto Sen specifically rubbished claims that their latest film incites hatred against the Muslim community. The Kerala Story, starring Adah Sharma, revolves around a Hindu woman from Kerala who is converted to Islam and trafficked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
response to the allegations. Shah said at a press conference in Mumbai, “Sholay had Gabbar Singh as the villain. But that did not mean that Ramesh Sippy was against Sahib Singh’s community. Singham was a Hindu villain. It did not mean that Hindus are bad. Why is this biased judgment against us? We only talked about criminals.”
When asked why there is not a single savior Muslim character in The Kerala Story, Sudipto Sen said, “We are not here to strike a balance. The whole world is going through this. When we talk about terror, we cannot automatically assume that we are targeting religion. We have done a great service to Islam.
Sen also claimed that “two Keralas exist within Kerala – one which is like a postcard with backwaters, beautiful landscape, Kalarippayattu, dance and martial arts. The other Kerala – the northern part – Malappuram, Kasaragod, Kozhikode which is Karnataka including Mangaluru”. is a terror-network hub”.
Some political parties questioned the makers of The Kerala Story over their now retracted claim that 32,000 women from Kerala were converted to Islam and reunited with ISIS. Responding to the same, Vipul Shah also said, “We told the story of 32,000 women through these 3 women. People tried to defame us by extorting 32 thousand. What we are saying is that this is a story of 32,000 through 3 women.
Kerala story in progress. It has become the second highest grossing Hindi film of 2023 Ranbir Kapoor‘s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar and Salman KhanSomeone’s brother is someone’s life. The Kerala Story has already crossed Rs 150 crore at the box office.