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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has strongly and openly accused the Congress and other opposition parties of spreading false narratives on various issues, including films such as Dhurandar, The Kerala Story and The Kashmir Files. Addressing the public at an event, the Prime Minister said, “The Congress, the UDF, the LDF, they lie about everything as if it is their nature. They mislead the country as if it is their nature.”Accusing the opposition for spreadi…

Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Actress Ulka Gupta had expressed her thoughts about how ‘movies are a reflection of society,’ as she opened up about her association with Kerala Story 2, in an exclusive conversation with IANS. Sharing her thoughts on how films mirror real-life situations, she told IANS, “I feel that movies are a reflection of society. And whatever is happening in society at a given point of time, creators or makers want to show it or bring a solution to it.”She added, “Sometime…

Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Actress Adah Sharma, who is set to play a superhero in the upcoming film, has now revealed the title of the film, ‘Super Velli’. The film is helmed by Rajesh Bachchani, and sees the actress playing a chaotic and lazy superhero, who aims to destroy the world with her powers.Talking about the film, Adah said, “A few days ago I put out a video on Social media saying ” I’m Velli ” and news channels picked it up saying I’m out of work and idle.People told me to clear it up…

Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Bollywood actress Adah Sharma, who is known for her work in ‘The Kerala Story’, has shared why she isn’t a part of the sequel. Her performance in the first part of the franchise struck a strong chord with audiences in the first installment. So when the sequel was announced and her name wasn’t mentioned, many fans were taken aback and began wondering why the actress wouldn’t be returning for the next chapter.The actress who has stayed silent from the announcement …

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Director Sudipto Sen, who helmed ‘The Kerala Story’ has come out in support of the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ and his film ‘Charak’. He said that the audience has an appetite for films like ‘Animal’ and ‘Dhurandhar, yet films like ‘The Kerala Story’ and ‘Charak’ are labelled as “propaganda”. The director attended the trailer launch of ‘Charak’ where he spoke about certain films getting backlash, and not getting the f…

Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The director of “The Kerala Story”, Sudipto Sen, has finally cleared the air on his remark on why he refused to direct “The Kerala Story 2”.During the trailer launch of his latest venture, “Charak: Fair of Faith”, Sen was asked about his comment that he does not make films based on WhatsApp forwards.Reacting to this, Sen replied that his statement was distorted and he only meant to say that a topic like this requires a lot of research, something he has not done. Sen added t…

Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The makers of the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ have approached the Apex court, after the Kerala High Court granted an interim stay on the release of the film on Thursday. The Kerala High Court noted that prima facie there is non-application of mind by the Censor Board while certifying the movie.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the stay order while hearing two petitions challenging the film’s release. The court noted that the guidelines intended…

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the man behind movies such as “The Kerala Story” and “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond”, has shared whether the nature of his movies affected his friendships in Bollywood, known for interfaith marriages.Reacting to this, the director stated that the people in Bollywood are sensible enough to know what exactly they are trying to say with their upcoming drama, “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond”.During an exclusive conversation with IANS, Vipul rev…

Kochi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to the producers of the Hindi feature film “Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond”, on a writ petition challenging the certification granted to the movie by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).The court issued the notice while considering the plea, which raises objections to the teaser and trailer of the film.According to the petitioner, the promotional material depicts women from multiple states being lured into relationship…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday criticised the reported release of a sequel to the film The Kerala Story, alleging that it was part of a deliberate attempt to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular fabric. In a statement, Vijayan said the first part of the film contained “blatant falsehoods, communal propaganda and anti-Kerala narratives,” and claimed that it had been rejected by the people of the state.He alleged that …