Adah Sharma’s film, ‘The Kerala Story’ opened theatrically on 5th May and has taken the box office by storm despite facing controversies. After the massive success of the film, filmmakers Vipul Shah and Sudipto Sen, who recently worked together on ‘The Kerala Story’, are now all set to come up with a new project titled ‘Bastar’. Shah’s Sunshine Pictures, the banner of the upcoming film, shared the announcement on their Twitter page. The film will be released in theaters on 5 April 2024.
A post read, “Unveiling our next, #Bastar. Get ready to watch yet another gripping true incident that will leave you speechless. Mark your calendars for April 5th, 2024! #VipulAmritlalShah @sudiptoSENtlm @Aashin_A_Shah # Sunshine Pictures.”
What is ‘Bastar’?
According to the makers, the film is inspired by “the incident”. The poster of the film read, ‘The hidden truth that will take the country into a storm’. More details regarding the film are awaited. While the makers haven’t revealed the plot, Twitterati speculated that the film could be about Naxalites who have set up their headquarters in the region. Bastar is a district of Chhattisgarh and about 63 percent of its population is from tribes, who live in the forest and avoid contact with outsiders.
Giving more details of the detention, filmmaker Sudipto Sen tweeted, “April 6, 2010. 76 CRPF jawans and 8 poor villagers were killed in the bloodiest attack by terrorists in Chintalner village of Dantewada district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Exactly 14 years After, poetic justice will be served. #Bastar… Our humble submission after #TheKeralaStory. Thank you #VipulAmrutlalShah and @sunshinepicture for showing your heart. See you in theaters on 4th April, 2024.”
About Kerala Story
Vipul Shah and Sudipto Sen’s first collaboration ‘The Kerala Story’ emerged as one of the most successful films at the box office. It depicts how thousands of young women were allegedly brainwashed to join Islamic State (IS) and move to countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
The Kerala story has been under the scanner ever since the trailer was released. The film’s trailer claimed that 32,000 women had gone missing from Kerala, with many objecting to the estimated figure. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed it a ‘distorted story’, and also imposed a ban on the film in the state, which was lifted after the Supreme Court asked the state government to lift the ban on the screening of the film. Adah Sharma made headlines in the film.
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