Amid controversy, The Kerala Story finally releases in West Bengal in single-screen theatres

Despite Supreme Court lifting the ban on the much controversial movie, 'The Kerala Story' in West Bengal, the film was not getting released owing to theatre owners receiving threat calls. Now, finally, the film has found a theatre in the state, as per its music director, who hails from West Bengal. The film’s music director Bishakh Jyoti told ETimes that The Kerala Story was being screened in a single-screen theatre in North 24 Parganas’ Bongaon. “I am so happy that a cinema hall from my city is showing our film while most of the



halls across Bengal are still reluctant to give space to The Kerala Story,” Bishakh Jyoti said.

He also mentioned that the makers claim that distributors are facing threats of not screening the film. He said, “I have heard that distributors and hall owners are getting calls and being said not to screen the film. I think not only Sreema but perhaps a few other theatres, especially single-screen theatres, have also started showing the film. We are hopeful that soon it will be shown in many more halls in West Bengal.”