Actress Adah Sharma is currently soaking in the success of the newly released The Kerala Story. While on the one hand, the actress was appreciated for her performance, the film also gathered a lot of criticism for alleged factual inaccuracies. The Kerala Story revolves around many girls from the state being converted to Islam. Recently, the producer of the film Vipul Amrutlal Shah addressed the controversy that had surrounded the film’s trailer for being factually incorrect.
The Kerala Story directed by Sudipto Sen hit the theatres in May and received polarising opinions from the audience. Many people appreciated the film and also recommend it. However, the film’s trailer claimed that 32000 girls were converted to Islam in Kerala, and it was highly criticised for giving out such insane numbers. Later on, the makers of the film change it to three. In a recent press conference, The Kerala Story producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah finally spoke on the controversy and stated that the film’s purpose was to tell the story and suffering of thousands of women through the three main characters in the film. He further stated that the makers met crores of women during the process of making The Kerala Story, and added that it was not about the numbers.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah also criticised the media for choosing to defame the film and the makers over this controversy. The producer expressed his disappointment over the media discrediting them rather than understanding the gravity of the story the makers were telling. He firmly stated that the team would come up with more revelations and statistics on the concerned topic, as per the news.
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The Kerala Story is still running in the theatres and Adah Sharma was recently seen interacting with her fans who appreciated her for the movie.