‘Mamta Didi first watch The Kerala Story…’ Director Sudipto Sen furious over the ban on the film in West Bengal
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Speaking to news agency ANI, Sudipto Sen, director of The Kerala Story, said, “Mamata Banerjee has taken this decision without watching the film. How can you do something like this without seeing the film. The people of Kolkata have welcomed the film with open arms. The film ran housefull in Kolkata for the first four days. You know that this film is being called an unprecedented blockbuster. No such untoward incident has happened outside the theatres. The people of Kolkata have warmly welcomed the film. I am also a Bengali. People are blessing me that I have made a film on such a sensitive issue. Then don’t know what input Mamta Didi got yesterday evening and banned this film.
‘Mamata Didi’s decision is politically motivated’
Sudipto Sen further says, ‘Mamta didi and Mahua Moitra ji have been champions of freedom of expression. She is a champion of democratic values. She has always been vocal for human rights. When there was talk of ban on BBC documentary, Mamata Banerjee stood by the film. When it came to ban on Padmavat, Mamta Banerjee was the first politician who supported the film. So now that he has made such a statement and taken such action, I think it is a completely politically motivated decision. I think, I request that he should watch the film first and then decide whether action is necessary on this or not.
Crew members of the film received threats, security increased
The Kerala Story Crew Member Threat: The director of ‘The Kerala Story’ also confirmed that two crew members of the film have received threat messages. One of them has received such messages twice on Instagram, while the other has received such messages on WhatsApp. Sudipto Sen said that his team has informed the Maharashtra Police about this and the police also took immediate action and provided security. ‘We don’t want to make a fuss out of this,’ Sen said.
Mamta Banerjee said – ‘The Kerala Story’ is a distorted story
The Kerala Story Banned in West Bengal: West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress government on Monday banned the film in the state, saying it was being done to “maintain peace”. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that ‘The Kerala Story’ is being banned to avoid incidents of ‘hate and violence’ in the state. During this, Mamta Banerjee also mentioned the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ made on the alleged genocide of Kashmiri Pandits and said, ‘What was The Kashmir Files? This clearly meant that a particular section of the society has to be humiliated. What is The Kerala Story? This is a distorted story.
‘The Kerala Story’ tax free in Uttar Pradesh
The Kerala Story Tax Free in UP: West Bengal has become the first state in the country to ban the film. While BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and now Uttar Pradesh have made the film ‘The Kerala Story’ tax-free in the state.
‘Don’t come out of the house, you didn’t do well by showing the story’, the team member of The Kerala Story received a threat!
Ashok Pandit said – wrong message is being sent in the country due to ban
Filmmaker Ashol Pandit has also criticized the Mamata government for banning the film in West Bengal. He said that this is a big attack on freedom of expression. Ashok Pandit is also the President of the Indian Film and Television Directors Association. He told the news agency, ‘I condemn the ban on the film ‘The Kerala Story’ by the West Bengal government. This is a big attack on the film. By curbing the freedom of expression of a filmmaker like this, a wrong message is being sent across the country.
Tamil Nadu multiplex owners ban The Kerala Story screening, cite protest and poor performance
Producer Vipul Shah will take legal action against the ban
On the other hand, the producer of the film Vipul Amrutlal Shah also held a press conference in Mumbai on Monday itself. He said that he would take legal action against this decision of the Bengal government. Vipul Shah said, ‘If the state government will not listen to us, we will seek legal avenues. Whatever path we take, it will be based on legal advice.
The Kerala Story Public Review: What did the public say after watching the film ‘The Kerala Story’
The Chief Minister of Kerala said – this film is propaganda of RSS
Directed by Sudipto Sen, ‘The Kerala Story’ is based on the story of three girls. It has been shown that these girls are brainwashed and converted to their religion. Atrocities are done with them and then they are sent to Syria to join the terrorist organization ISIS. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also opposed the film. He called it ‘RSS propaganda’. Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor has accused the makers of the film of ‘showing Kerala in a wrong way’.
PM Modi also mentioned ‘The Kerala Story’ in Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mentioned ‘The Kerala Story’ while campaigning for the BJP in Karnataka on Friday, the day of the film’s release. He fueled the controversy by accusing the Congress of standing with the terrorists. ‘The Kerala Story’ stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles. The film’s teaser claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala went missing and joined the terrorist group ISIS! With this claim, the controversy about the film started. However, later the makers removed the teaser and did not include the claim of 32000 women from the film’s trailer.
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