‘You didn’t do right,’ The Kerala Story crew member gets threat message

A crew member of The Kerala Story has received a death threat, claimed Sudipto Sen, the director of the movie.

Sen told the police that one of the crew members was asked not to step out of the house alone. He also said that the unknown person had also said that the makers did not do a good thing by making the movie.

Meanwhile the police have provided security to the crew member. However an FIR has not yet been registered following the complaint. The police is however yet to receive a written complaint in the case.

The Kerala Story narrates the ordeal of three women who are sold off as sex slaves to the Islamic State in Afghanistan.

Produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and directed by Sudipto Sen, the movie has evoked sharp reactions so far. There is a section that has sought a ban on the film. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the movie is propaganda by the RSS.

The movie is based on the case filed by the NIA which deals with the conversion of Nimisha and Sonia Sebastin. The NIA had filed a case and is investigating the same after 24 persons left Kerala to join the Islamic State in Afghanistan.

A controversy had however erupted after the movie had claimed that 32,000 girls from Kerala were forcibly converted and sold off to the Islamic State.

Owing to the controversy, the West Bengal government has banned the move in the state. Shah said that he would pursue legal remedies to challenge the ban on his film.

"If state government won't listen to us, we will explore legal avenues. However, whatever course we take will be based on legal advice," Shah told news agency ANI.

The Kerala Story stars, Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles.