The delhi press meet for The kerala Story 2 was supposed to be a victory lap. Lights flashing, 37 women paraded as “love jihad” victims, dramatic music, the works. Then one journalist asked the simple question that blew the whole thing apart:
“You presented 37 women as love jihad victims. How many are actually from Kerala?”
Silence. Dead, awkward, damning silence from the producer.
The journalist didn’t let up: “None? Then why call it The kerala Story? Is this fact-based cinema… or just narrative building?”
Mic. Drop.
Silence. Dead, awkward, damning silence from the producer.
The journalist didn’t let up: “None? Then why call it The kerala Story? Is this fact-based cinema… or just narrative building?”
Mic. Drop.
This isn’t a small plot hole. This is the entire foundation of the film collapsing in real time. They took 37 real stories — tragic ones, no doubt — from god knows where, slapped “Kerala” on the title, and used it to shame and demonize an entire state. Not one victim from Kerala. Not a single one. Yet the movie, the promotions, the endless social media storm — all designed to paint kerala as India’s love-jihad capital.
And let’s call it what it is: political hatred in 4K. BJP’s favourite trick — pick a state that refuses to bow, flood the nation with fear-mongering, turn facts into fiction, and watch the votes roll in. First part did it, now part two is doing it louder. Real victims? Weaponised. Real issues? Ignored. Real Kerala? Vilified for clicks and seats.
Shame on every single person pushing this garbage. cinema can tell hard truths, but this isn’t truth — it’s targeted character assassination of a state that dared to stay different. The producer had no answer that day. india deserves one. Loud and clear.Fact-based storytelling or poisonous propaganda? You decide. But after this press meet, the lie is impossible to unsee.
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