'The Kerala Story' Team, Including Vipul Shah, Adah Sharma, Meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

The Kerala Story team meets Union Minister Nitin Gadkari: On Thursday, film producer Vipul Shah, actor Adah Sharma, and the team of The Kerala Story had a meeting with Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari, in Mumbai.

Taking to Twitter, Gadkari dropped pictures with film producers Vipul Shah, Aashin Shah and actors Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, and Sonia Balani.

In one of the pictures, The Kerala Story team can be seen having a discussion with Nitin Gadkari. They also posed for a group photo.

The cast of the film 'The Kerala Story' met Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari Ji in Mumbai today. The film's producers, Shri @VipulAlShah, Shri @Aashin_A_Shah, and actresses @adah_sharma, @iyogitabihani, and @soniabalani9 were also present. pic.twitter.com/zz7QH5BmlN

— Office Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) May 25, 2023

For the unversed, The Kerala Story has been facing criticism by political parties due to its storyline. Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani, and Sonia Balani are the lead actors in the movie.

The film stirred controversy with its trailer, which made a claim about 32,000 women from Kerala going missing and joining the terrorist group ISIS. This statement ignited a strong political debate, with many leaders questioning the accuracy of the claim.

On May 18, the Supreme Court intervened and suspended the ban imposed by the West Bengal government on the movie The Kerala Story.

"Prohibition by West Bengal is not tenable. The order of the additional secretary of West Bengal shall remain stayed," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said.

The Supreme Court further instructed the creators of The Kerala Story to provide a clear disclaimer regarding the unverified number '32,000' mentioned in the movie.

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Senior Adv Harish Salve, appearing for film producers, says that disclaimer -"there is no authentic data to back up the suggestion that the figure of conversions is 32,000 or any other established figure" and "the film represents the fictionalised version" of the issue- shall be added.

About The Kerala Story

The plot of The Kerala Story revolves around a Hindu woman from Kerala, portrayed by Adah Sharma, who undergoes indoctrination to convert to Islam and is subsequently sent to Syria where she is compelled to join the ISIS terrorist group and subjected to torture. The film, directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, has so far collected Rs 210.17 crore in India.