Adah Sharma, the lead actress of ‘The Kerala Story’ is currently making headlines as the film has garnered widespread attention. The film has become a topic of discussion mainly because of its controversial subject. Despite protests, mixed reviews and demands for a ban, the film opened to a successful run at the box office. In a recent interview, Adah Sharma elaborated on various aspects of the film, highlighting its importance and impact.
In an interview with Rediff.com, Adah Sharma was asked about her opinion on people who believe that on-screen brutality is grossly exaggerated. She replied, “No one has considered the subject so far, we have exposed the nexus for the first time. We have put on screen everything we have seen and heard. In fact, before starting the shoot, During the workshops, Sudipto sir (director Sudipto Sen) played some videos of ISIS atrocities for us. The boy, who plays my terrorist husband, and I watched them together. We were so shocked afterwards that we couldn’t speak. Couldn’t.”
The actress was further asked how her life has changed since the release of the film. She replied, “What has changed is that in the last week, I took four flights, and whereas before, at airports, fans would come up and talk to me about 1920 and Commando, now, I have moms , they have tears in their eyes, thank me for opening their eyes. I meet young girls who find The Kerala Story cool. I meet young boys who have seen the film four-five times and remember specific scenes. underlining the dialogues. Kerala Story is not just another film anymore, it has become a movement. For me too, it was different because for the first time, I was doing a real-life story, a person Playing the role of Shalini Unnikrishnan aka Fathima Ba, who has actually gone through all the horrors and the horror I am re-living on screen.”
About ‘The Kerala Story’:
‘The Kerala Story’ features actress Adah Sharma as Fathima Ba, a Hindu Malayali nurse who is among the 32,000 women who went missing from Kerala and later joined ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Gone. Forced to accept Islam. Also, the film highlights the ‘love jihad’ propaganda, where Muslim men manipulate Hindu girls to convert to Islam and abandon their families.
Soon after the film’s trailer was released, a petition was filed against it on the grounds of ‘hate speech of the worst kind’ and ‘audio-visual propaganda’. Several political leaders criticized the film and claimed that the makers are making false claims that it is a real story and the number of ‘32000 women’ is fake.
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