The Kerala Story by director Sudipta Sen has taken the internet by storm as soon as the trailer was released. The plot of the movie revolves around a group of Hindu women from Kerala who were forcibly converted to Islam and later were brainwashed and provoked to join the terrorist organization ISIS. The movie claims there were 32,000 such girls who have been a victim of this. Religious and political disputes have broken out after the release of the movie and there are claims that the movie is based on untrue facts. Let us find out if The Kerala Story is actually based on a true event or not.
Is The Kerala Story Based On A Real Story?
The movie claims there were around 32000 Keralan women who were forcibly pushed into this trap. Actress Adah Sharma plays the role of a Hindu Malayali nurse who was forced to convert to Islam and later joined ISIS. She represents one of the 32000 victims in the movie. She describes how she and her two friends, Geetanjali (Siddhi Idnani) and Nimah (Yogita Bihani), were influenced to follow Islam and then to join the ISIS expedition by another student Asifa (Sonia Balani) and ended up being captured and imprisoned in Afghanistan. Shalini loses the battle, leaving the other two to struggle against the evil plan.
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Accuracy Of The Claims Made In The Kerala Story
However, the claims that the movie makes are untrue and not really based on any statistics. As soon as the movie was released people from different communities felt agitated and were bent down to prove the falsity of the claims made by the movie. Two political parties INC and CPIM protested the release of the movie stating that it endorses communal misinformation and it maligns Kerala and spread the love jihad conspiracy theory. State governments-imposed bans on the movie prohibiting theatres in the state from showing it. Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal banned the movie from the state and said that it is to preserve peace and avoid any acts of violence and crime.
As the teaser of the movie was released it was captioned that it is based on a real incident that actually took place. However, there is no evidence of the claims made in the film. According to research it could be found out that about 60-70 people from Kerala joined the ISIS. The numbers shown in the movie that is 32000 is what created controversies in the first place. Later it was seen that in the YouTube description as well, where it was mentioned “heart-breaking and gut-wrenching stories of 32000 females in Kerala” is changed to “stories of three young girls from Kerala”.
Should You Watch The Kerala Story?
People took to social media to express their views regarding the misinformation that is being propagated by the movie. However, let us look at what the director has to say amidst all these. He said that the number 32,000 is taken in general and only the actual issue of conversion is the focus here. But truth be told, the movie lacks any sort of subtlety and cinematic experience. It seems more of a propaganda that demands attention from viewers with distortion and half-peddled truths. The movie was released on 5th May and is now being shown in theatres.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The director of the movie is Sudipto Sen.
Yes, the movie might get released on the OTT platform Zee5 in the month of June.
The movie has faced a lot of controversies since its inception. But Mamata Banerjee banned the movie in West Bengal to retain peace and communal harmony in the state.
The movie has had a gross collection of 45 crores up until now.
The plot of the Kerala Story is around a group of Hindu women from Kerala who were forcibly converted to Islam and later were brainwashed and provoked to join the terrorist organization ISIS.
