The Kerela Stroy seems unstoppable, the film has become the highest grossing Hindi film after shahrukh khanit is Pathaan. The box office performance of The Kerala Story has been astounding as the film reached the hundred crore mark in just nine days. The movie has received a positive response from the audience and Adah, the lead actress, is receiving abundant recognition. Despite facing various controversies, the film managed to fulfill its intended purpose.
Sharing the news, business analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: “The Story of Kerala is now the second highest grossing Hindi film of 2023… It surpasses TJMM (Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar) and KBKJ (Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan). ) to claim second place… (Week 2) Friday ₹12.35 crore, Saturday ₹19.50 crore, Sunday ₹23.75 crore, Monday ₹10.30 crore, Tuesday ₹9.65 crore. Total: ₹156.69 crore. Indian biz (business).”
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the film and made it duty free in Uttar Pradesh, The Kerala Story has been branded a piece of propaganda by opposition leaders including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also banned the film in their state. Multiplex theater owners in Tamil Nadu also stopped showings of the film.
About ‘The Story of Kerala’
In ‘The Kerala Story’, actress Adah Sharma plays the role of Fathima Ba, a Hindu Malayali nurse, who is among the 32,000 women who disappeared from Kerala and were later recruited by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) after being forced to to convert to Islam. Furthermore, the film highlights the ‘Love Jihad’ propaganda where Muslim men manipulate Hindu girls into converting to Islam and abandoning their families.
Shortly after the film’s trailer was released, a petition was filed against it for “the worst kind of hate speech” and “audiovisual propaganda”. Many political leaders criticized the film, stating that the creators are making false claims that it is a true story and that the number ‘32000 women’ is false.
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