“Criticism is healthy. But I do feel sorry for people who jump into debates without watching the film. It's irresponsible and, frankly, a sign of intellectual laziness,” says Sudipto Sen, who won the National Award for Best Director for 'The Kerala Story' https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/exclusive-the-kerala-story-director-sudipto-sen-on-national-award-controversy-h2zwvzcz?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NationalAwards #KeralaStory #SudiptoSen #Controversy #Kerala
Dharamshala: Not Bollywood, Tollywood, or Pollywood, but it should be called Indian cinema: Sudipto Sen.

The producer-director of the much-discussed film 'The Kerala Story,' Sudipto Sen talked on Indian cinema at a film festival here in Dharamshala.

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‘THE KERALA STORY’ TEAM ANNOUNCE ‘BASTAR’ RELEASE DATE After the #Blockbuster success of #TheKeralaStory, producer #VipulAmrutlalShah and director #SudiptoSen reunite for a new film, titled #Bastar: The Naxal Story The makers have announced the release date: 15 March 2024 #FirstLook poster

Ignore any lofty claims about the Bollywood hit The Kerala Story: this film will only incite hatred against Muslims

The controversial film championed by the BJP is an Islamophobic fantasy, writes Asim Ali.

#TheKeralaStory #islamophobia #SudiptoSen #BJP #FascistCinema #bollywood #propaganda #muslims #kerala #misogyny #sexism #hindutva #india

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/01/bollywood-hit-kerala-story-islamophobic-bjp

Ignore any lofty claims about the Bollywood hit The Kerala Story: this film will only incite hatred against Muslims

The controversial film championed by the BJP is an Islamophobic fantasy, says researcher Asim Ali

The Guardian

What the Debate on the Ban on 'Kerala Story' Needs to Acknowledge

In a country where an actor like Arun Govil begins to be treated like a deity for playing the character of Lord Ram, it is naive to think that fiction will not be given the status of reality. The case for Kerala Story’s perceived and non-existent truth is further bolstered by the endorsement of the PM, which renders it impervious to fact-checks on WhatsApp groups.

#FreeSpeech #HateSpeech #TheKeralaStory #SudiptoSen #AdahSharma #cinema #NarendraModi #FascistCinema #muslims #islamophobia #ISIS #propaganda #hindutva #communalism #bollywood #kerala #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/what-the-debate-on-the-ban-on-kerala-story-needs-to-acknowledge

What the Debate on the Ban on 'Kerala Story' Needs to Acknowledge

Talk on the ban is a distant conversation when there's an immediate need for the disincentivisation of anti-Muslim hate that offers economic, social and political advantages to so many people.

The Wire

Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan makes ‘The Kerala Story’ tax-free in state

The CM has claimed that the film exposes the “dirt faces of love jihad, conversion and terrorism.”

#MadhyaPradesh #ShivrajSinghChouhan #TheKeralaStory #BJP #FascistCinema #islamophobia #SudiptoSen #cinema #bollywood #hindutva #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/madhya-pradesh-cm-chouhan-makes-kerala-story-tax-free-state-176833

‘The Kerala Story’ review: All about Islamophobia

Sudipto Sen’s Hindi-language drama is headlined by Adah Sharma.

#cinema #TheKeralaStory #ISIS #hindutva #SudiptoSen #islamophobia #bollywood #FascistCinema #kerala #india

https://scroll.in/reel/1048570/the-kerala-story-review-all-about-islamophobia

‘The Kerala Story’ review: All about Islamophobia

Sudipto Sen’s Hindi-language drama is headlined by Adah Sharma.

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T.N. government asks Collectors, SPs to be alert over release of The Kerala Story

Tamil Nadu government has told Collectors and SPs for keeping a close vigil on the law and order situation in the State in the wake of the scheduled release of the feature film ‘The Kerala Story’