Mumbai: Studio Sen’s controversial film the Kerela Story released in theatres on May 5 and the Adah Sharma starrer has received rave reviews from the audiences and critics. The film is set for a box office rampage as the movie witnessed a massive rise in earnings on its second day.
Adah Sharma plays a Malayali nurse in the film who was recruited by ISIS. Reacting to the fim;s commercial success and her performance being lauded b critics, she slammed those calling out the movie a propaganda and told them to Google ‘ISIS’ and brides.
Amid the negative publicity and controversy over the film promoting hate-speech worked in its favour as Saturday collection saw a jump of 39.73%. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the movie would be displayed tax-free in the state. He further urged the people to watch the movie.
Contrarily several politicians have called for a ban on the film and plea was moved in the Supreme Court for a ban on the film’s release. However, the apex court turned down the plea stating that necessary modifications have already been made by the Censor Board.