The Kerala Story box office: Film declared all-time blockbuster, crosses Rs 200 crore mark
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The Kerala Story box office collections will put to shame all recent Indian film releases barring Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. The film has now earned more than Rs 200 crore and has become an all-time blockbuster. Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story has been in the news ever since it released on May 5. The film claims to tell the stories of real-life women who faced religious conversion and were subsequently coaxed into joining terrorist outfits.
Taking to Twitter, trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a poster of the film and weeted, "#TheKeralaStory cruises past ₹ 200 cr mark… Achieves all-time blockbuster status… [Week 3] Fri 6.60 cr, Sat 9.15 cr, Sun 11.50 cr, Mon 4.50 cr. Total: ₹ 203.47 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice."
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The film earned a total of Rs 203 crore at the domestic box office. The film is led by Adah Sharma as she plays a woman who faces atrocities at the hands of men around her. The film depicts how women from Kerala were forced to convert and recruited by the terror group Islamic State (IS). The film also stars Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani.
Produced by Vipul Shah, The Kerala Story has not had a smooth journey. Across India, states have called for a ban and has stoked polarised political discourse.
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After the West Bengal government banned the film, the Supreme Court of India asked the makers of The Kerala Story to add disclaimers while allowing the screening the film in the eastern state. The SC lifted the ban on the film in Bengal last week.The court asked the makers to add a disclaimer that the film is a fictionalised account of events and there is no data to back its claims that 32,000 women were forced to convert to Islam and join ISIS.
It also asked the southern Tamil Nadu to ensure the safety of moviegoers, taking note that while the state had not banned the film, theatre owners had decided to stop screening it due to security concerns.
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