Hyderabad: Television actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee on Saturday took to her Twitter account and replied to a tweet that described the story of a lady who supposedly ended her relationship with her partner after watching The Kerala Story. Helmed by Sudipto Sen, the movie has been the subject of discussion ever since the makers shared its trailer last month.
The post on Twitter stated that a woman who had an interfaith relationship, broke up with her boyfriend after he refused and charged her of being 'Islamophobic' when she asked him to watch The Kerala Story with her. The post further stated that the reason behind the movie's ban is due to the impact The Kerala Story is having on society.
The tweet read, "My colleague's friend Nidhi had an interfaith affair. She casually asked her boyfriend to watch Kerala Story. He not only refused but also abused her & accused her of being Islamophobic. She got scared & asked her bf why is he being so rude & how can she be Islamophobic when she is dating a Muslim. (sic)"
It further read, "Her bf replied if she is not Islamophobic then she should convert to Islam & marry him. She agreed. But, she still wanted to see the movie. So, she went to watch the movie with my friend. Right after the movie, she called her bf & broke up. This is the impact Kerala Story is having on society. This is why they want to ban the movie. Everybody is waking up. (sic)"
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Reacting to the post, Devoleena wrote, "It's not always like that. My husband is a muslim & came with me to watch the movie & he appreciated it. He neither took it as an offense nor he felt it was against his religion. And i feel thats how every indian should be like. (sic)"
Produced by Vipul Shah, The Kerala Story features Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles. A huge controversy ignited around the movie after its trailer claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had vanished and joined the terrorist group ISIS. Later, the figure in the trailer was taken out.
