The Kerala Story box office collection Day 5: Sudipto Sen, Adah Sharma’s film hits Rs 50 crore in India
Adah Sharma-starrer The Kerala Story has been creating ripples among the audience due to its controversial and sensitive subject.
Directed by Sudipto Sen, the film released on May 5 in theatres amid multiple controversies. The film keeps growing bigger at the box office despite the obstacles it faces. The backlash for The Kerala Story is growing bigger as the Bengal government banned the film recently. Even then, the film managed to earn in double digits on Tuesday, Day 5 too.
THE KERALA STORY BO
Amid all the controversies surrounding The Kerala Story, the film finally released on May 5. The film has been receiving mixed responses from the audience. While some labelled it as a ‘propaganda film’, another section of netizens termed it ‘fabulous’. The Kerala Story had 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 KERALA STORY
The Kerala Story revolves around an innocent Hindu woman from Kerala, who is brainwashed by Islamic friends and gets converted. She is later sent to the ISIS Terrorist Organisation. The film is directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film claims to be based on real-life incidents where around 32,000 women from Kerala are trapped under this hazardous scheme.
The film has been in the scanner ever since the trailer was released. Following this, there has been a rise in resentment and protests stating that the film should be banned. However, the description of the film’s trailer altered from being the ‘story of 32,000 women’ to that of three women just recently. That sparked another round of debate.