“Kerala Story” all set to triumph at box office, seats filling up fast even in Jamshedpur cinemas. Audience showing interest in gripping stories of radicalized women from Kerala.
Jamshedpur – The Kerala Story has started creating ripples at the box office too, thanks to the raging controversy in the courts and the media. In Jamshedpur too the premium seats in the very first show at PJP Cinepolis were almost sold out at 10 a.m. itself.
Sudipto Sen’s much-awaited film, “The Kerala Story,” produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and starring Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani, has hit the screens today with an overwhelmingly positive response in Jamshedpur too.
The movie, released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages, is likely to witness a great turnout in cinema halls across the country, including in Jamshedpur, thanks to the pre-release interest generated by the media and the courts.
The first day shows at PJM Cinepolis are filling up fast, with premium tickets for the 12.30 pm, 3.25 pm, 6.20 pm, and 9.15 pm shows almost sold out by 10 a.m. Seats for the 3.15 pm, 5.45 pm, and 8.15 pm shows still had availability at the same time.
The hype and controversies surrounding the film, combined with rave reviews from critics, suggest that “The Kerala Story” is likely to become a box office sensation in the coming days.
Times of India’s Abhishek Srivastava praised the film, stating, “After watching ‘The Kerala Story,’ you may be left with several questions about the current state of the country. This thought-provoking film is disturbing and surely manages to leave an impact.”
News18 added, “Harrowing and horrifying stories that you wish were not true,” noting that the film’s two-hour runtime is “more or less engaging throughout.”
Based on true stories, “The Kerala Story” is a dramatic representation of the heart-wrenching experiences of 32,000 women from Kerala who were radicalized and sent to join the ranks of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
Many of these women were converted from Hinduism and Christianity to Islam as part of a larger plan to send them to the terrorist organization.
Earlier, before the release, producer Vipul Shah had expressed his deep emotional response to the film’s subject matter, stating, “During the first meeting with Sudipto, I burst into tears as he described it to me and shared his extensive research that spanned three to four years. I decided to produce this film on the same day that occurred. We want to create a film that is very realistic, impartial, and accurate to the events depicted.”
As audience enthusiasm continues to grow, “The Kerala Story” appears set to become the next big Bahubali of Indian cinema.
