The case of the famous film ‘The Kerala Story’ has once again reached the Supreme Court. This time the petitioners have filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court’s order refusing to grant an interim stay on the film. On the demand of early hearing on the petition, the Supreme Court has approved the hearing on May 15. The Kerala High Court had refused to grant an interim stay on the film’s release on May 5. The High Court had seen the trailer of the film before passing the order.
The High Court had said that nothing against any community has been said in the film. The order has been challenged in the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition before the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, requesting an early hearing on the matter. Even before this, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court demanding a ban on the release of the film, calling it hate-mongering against Muslims.
The film The Kerala Story has been surrounded by controversies ever since its release on May 5. In many states there is a demand to make the film tax free, while in some states this film has been banned. Pandit Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has already banned this movie attacking BJP. At the same time, the Multiplex Association in Tamil Nadu has decided not to screen the film due to security reasons, for which the producer and director of the film have already gone to court. Some people are knocking the door of the court to show the film, whereas, some people are regarding the ban. Now it will be interesting to see what is the stand of the court here.
What is the story of The Kerala Story?
‘The Kerala Story’ tells the story of three girls Shalini, Neema and Gitanjali. She goes to a college far away from her home to become a nurse. Here he meets Asifa who is a fundamentalist. It gradually emerges that Asifa also works to recruit girls for ISIS. With the help of her companions, she starts provoking all three to change their religion. Of the three girls, Shalini is the first to be infatuated with Asifa. He also falls in love with a friend of Asifa and the further story revolves around the fact that both of them agree to change their religion and get married.