Supreme Court issues notice to Bengal government over the ban on ‘The Kerala Story’

The Mamata Govt imposed a ban on the film on May 8, citing to “avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and to maintain peace in the state”

PGurus Newsdesk

May 12, 2023

The Mamata Govt imposed a ban on the film on May 8, citing to “avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and to maintain peace in the state”

Why can’t The Kerala Story be released in Bengal? SC raps Mamata Govt over ban

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the West Bengal government seeking a reason behind the ban on the state’s controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’. This came after the producers of the film had filed a plea challenging the ban.

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said that the film is being screened in the rest of the country, and there appears to be no reason for a ban on its screening.

The apex court asked, “West Bengal is not different from any other part of the country. Why will the state of West Bengal not allow the film to run?”

“This has nothing to do with the artistic value of the film. If people do not like the movie, they will not watch the movie,” the bench said.

Senior advocate Harish Salve appeared for producers of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ while senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi appeared for the West Bengal government.

The Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government imposed a ban on the film on May 8, citing to “avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and to maintain peace in the state.”

“The Kerala Story”, starring Adah Sharma, was released in cinemas on May 5. Directed by Sudipto Sen, the film depicts women from Kerala who were forced to convert to Islam and recruited by the terror group Islamic State (IS).

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