The Kerala Story: Adah Sharma Breaks Silence on The Film Ban in West Bengal

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The Kerala Story Controversy: Adah Sharma speaks in opposition to the ban on the film in West Bengal. The actor calls it a deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of CBFC.

Adah Sharma in The Kerala Story (Photo: Instagram/ Adah Sharma)

Mumbai: Adah Sharma has reacted strongly to the ban in opposition to her film ‘The Kerala Story‘ in West Bengal. The actor, who plays the lead in the Sudipto Sen directorial, called the ban an infringement of one’s correct. She deemed it an pointless attempt to step into the jurisdiction of a film physique that is solely accountable for passing the film for launch.

WHY BAN ‘THE KERALA STORY’?

When requested if the film’s reception by the viewers is a win for the workers, Adah refused and highlighted the best way it has been banned in West Bengal for over per week now. The actor spoke to News18 and talked about, “How it is a win for us? For one week it has been banned now. I don’t understand why. I am not the authority on it, I don’t have a say. But I feel the censor board is the official jury for all movies, everywhere. If they decide, maybe people should watch it and then have an opinion on it, whether they like it or not. But banning without watching? I don’t know. That’s not right. Then we are not respecting the censor board at all.”

She, nonetheless, agreed {{that a}} a part of the viewers has supported ‘The Kerala Story‘ and the Box Office performance reflects that. “Still people are so supportive, despite it being banned in some places. We are really grateful to the audience who went to watch,” she added.

ADAH SHARMA SAYS PEOPLE HAVE RELATED TO ‘THE KERALA STORY’

The actor, who has earlier labored in movies like ‘1920‘, ‘Hasee Toh Phasee‘, ‘Commando 2‘, and ‘Bypass Road‘ among others, mentioned how the film has found acceptance among a certain section of the audience. She said the story is relatable and has created a conversation around the issue, especially in the South Indian states. “It is not just a film to them anymore. There are people in South (Indian states) watching it and they are like, ‘I know someone who went through this’. It is type of like a movement now, like girls’s empowerment. When I meet people now, I see that it is so way more to them now,” she outlined.

‘The Kerala Story‘ has done decent business at the Box Office. The film shows women in Kerala being converted to Islam and trafficked to Syria. Adah plays the role of one such woman who gets trapped in Syria after being impregnated by a Muslim man in Kerala who influences her to get converted to Islam to legitimise their child. The film is produced by Vipul Amritlal Shah who’s moreover credited as a result of the Creative director of the film.