Kangana Ranaut Has actively supported the makers and star cast of The Kerala Story after the film was criticized for ‘spreading hate’. Many people and political leaders demanded that the film should be banned and the trailer caused a huge uproar. However, after its release on 5 May, Kerala Story garnered great attention and rave reviews. Now Shabana Azmi has taken a dig at those demanding a ban on Sudipto Sen’s film. The veteran actress said that only the CBFC has the right to ban a film.
He tweeted, ‘Those who talk of banning The Kerala Story are as wrong as those who ban it. Aamir KhanK #Lal Singh Chadha. Once a film has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification, no one has the right to be an extra constitutional authority.”
Soon after her tweet, Kangana Ranaut slammed the veteran actress for comparing the film with Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha. She responded by saying, “That’s a very valid point, except for the fact that no one asked for LSC to be banned, people didn’t want to see it for a number of reasons, the main reason being that it was a very It was a remake of a popular old Hollywood classic that most people had already seen.”
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Earlier, Kangana Ranaut had opened up on The Kerala Story and said that anyone who feels attacked by the film is a ‘terrorist’. The actress said, “Look I have not seen the film but there have been many attempts to ban the film. I read this today, correct me if I am wrong, the High Court has said that the film cannot be banned.” .I think it is not showing anyone in bad light but only ISIS, is it? If HC, the most responsible body of the country is saying this, then they are right. ISIS is a terrorist organization. Not so I am calling them terrorists, our country, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and other countries have also called them so.”
“Agar aap aisa samjhte hai ki woh terrorists organization nahi hai toh zaheer si baat hai phir aap bhi terrorist hi hai. standard aur aapko lagta hai woh terrorist nahi hai toh more than the film you are a bigger problem you should first think about where you stand in life (If you think ISIS is not a terrorist outfit despite its declaration then you are also a terrorist), Kangana added.
She insisted, “I’m talking about people who think it’s attacking them, not ISIS. If you think it’s attacking you, you’re a terrorist. Nahi kaha bhai, ye simple maths hai (I am not saying this).
Kerala Story Controversy:
In ‘The Kerala Story’, actress Adah Sharma plays Fathima Ba, a Hindu Malayali nurse who is among the 32,000 women who went missing from Kerala and later recruited into ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) Had happened 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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