Shabana Azmi got angry on the demand to ban The Kerala Story, the actress came out in support of the film

The Kerala Story has received strong response from the public. While many are appreciating it, many others feel that the film smacks of propaganda. There are some who have even demanded a ban on the film. Now the reaction of veteran actress Shabana Azmi has come on this.

Shabana Azmi against the ban of The Kerala Story

There have been many calls to ban Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story. The film, starring Adah Sharma in the lead, is about how extremists in Kerala target young women, convert them and make them a part of terrorist groups. Now Shabana Azmi has given a strong reaction to the demand to ban the film. He criticized those who wanted to ban it.

Shabana Azmi wrote on Twitter, “Those who talk of banning The Kerala Story are as wrong as those who wanted to ban Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha. Once a film has been passed by the Central Board of Film Certification, no one has the right to become an extra constitutional authority.

box office report of the kerala story

The Kerala Story is performing strongly at the box-office. On its opening day, 5 May, the film managed to earn Rs 8.03 crore (net) in India. However, the film is estimated to have earned Rs 16 at the domestic box office on May 3-May 7. The total collection of The Kerala Story now stands at Rs 35.25 Cr in India.

The Kerala Story has also been declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu organizations had earlier demanded Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to make The Kerala Story tax-free in Madhya Pradesh. In a new tweet on May 6, the MP CM revealed that the film was indeed made tax-free in the state.