Kerala Story box office report remains promising despite calls for a ban

Directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amritlal Shah, story of kerala Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani are in lead roles. The film faced criticism for claiming that 32,000 girls from the state of Kerala went missing and later joined ISIS, but the makers later retracted the figure and the film featured three girls from Kerala in its trailer description. Told the story of women.

Amid the backlash, Adah Sharma, who plays one of the lead characters, took to Twitter to thank “crores” of people who have watched the film and made it trend internationally in 37 countries. He also thanked those who appreciated his performance.

“Thank you to all the crores of people who are going to watch our film, thank you for trending it, thank you for loving my performance. This weekend the 12th #TheKeralaStory premieres internationally in 37 countries (or more) is being released.” ,

Responding to the tweet, one person congratulated Sharma for doing justice to her role, while another said that the film has shown immense courage in bringing reality into the public domain. Meanwhile, Sharma himself shared a tweet in response to the criticism, saying that “sometimes the most unlikely person can change the course of history”.

The controversy led to a ban on the film’s release in the state of West Bengal, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee citing the need to avoid “any incidents of hatred and violence”.

Despite the ban, story of kerala continues to captivate audiences and spark debate. With its box office success and mixed response from audiences, it continues to be a subject of interest in Indian cinema.