The Kerala Story box office collection: Politics over the film notwithstanding, The Kerala Story is doing exceptionally well at the box office. The Adah Sharma-starrer has created more than its share of controversy but that has what made it a blockbuster across the country. The total collection of The Kerala Story in five days has hit Rs 57 crore.
Directed by Sudipto Sen, the film released on May 5 in theatres amid multiple controversies. In its first five days of release, the film keeps growing bigger at the box office. The controversy over The Kerala Story refuses to die down as the Bengal government banned the film recently. However, it is unstoppable and earn in double digits on Tuesday too, which was its Day 5.
A ‘propaganda’ film?
Amid all the controversies surrounding The Kerala Story, it finally released on May 5. The film has received mixed response from the audience. While some have called it a ‘propaganda film’, large number of netizens have termed it ‘fabulous’.
The film earned Rs 8 crore on the opening day. It recorded the fifth-highest opening for a Hindi film in 2023 after Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan.
As per early estimates, the film showed a growth of around 10 per cent on Day 5, May 9. It reportedly minted Rs 11 crore at the box office. Hence, the total collection of The Kerala Story now stands at Rs 57 crore. It had an overall 29.67 per cent Hindi occupancy on May 9.
About the film
The Kerala Story is based on the story of an innocent Hindu woman from Kerala, who is brainwashed by Islamic friends and converts to Ismam. She is later sent to the ISIS terrorist organisation.
The film is directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The makers claim the film is based on real-life incidents where around 32,000 women from Kerala are trapped under this hazardous scheme.
The film has been mired in controversy ever since the makers released its trailer. Many people protested and demanded that the film should be banned. However, the the makers altered the description of the film’s trailer from being the ‘story of 32,000 women’ to that of three women just recently. That sparked another round of debate.
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