By Dipesh D. Tripathi: Amid the row over the ban on ‘The Kerala Story’, the director of the film, Sudipto Sen, has claimed one of the crew members of the film has received a threatening message from an unknown sender.
Giving out information to the police, Sudipto Sen said the crew member, through the message, was asked not to step out alone from home.
The message also read that the crew did not do a good thing by showing the story.
Meanwhile, the police have provided security to the crew member. However, an FIR in the case was not registered as no written complaint was received at the police station.
CONTROVERSY OVER ‘THE KERALA STORY’
‘The Kerala Story’ narrates the ordeal of three women who are trafficked to ISIS camps after being converted to Islam after marriage.
Helmed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film evoked sharp opposition from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who called it “RSS propaganda”.
‘The Kerala Story’ stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles.
A massive controversy erupted around the film after its trailer claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had gone missing and joined the terrorist group ISIS.
However, in the face of protests, the contentious figure in the trailer was later withdrawn.
Its trailer description was later changed to a story of three women from Kerala.
The movie has been made tax-free in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, West Bengal has become the first state to ban the film, citing “maintenance of peace” and to avoid incidents of “hatred and violence”.
Reacting to the ban, Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the producer of the film, said they will pursue legal options against the decision.
“If state government won’t listen to us, we will explore legal avenues. However, whatever course we take will be based on legal advice,” Shah told ANI.
