After the massive box-office success of The Kerala Story, its makers Sudipto Sen and Vipul Shah have joined hands together yet again and announced their new project named- Bastar. The Kerala Story makers released the announcement poster of Bastar which stated that 'Hidden truths that will take the nation by storm'. For the unversed, Sudipto Sen was the director of The Kerala Story, whereas Vipul Shah was the producer of the film. Both Sen and Vipul had stated that The Kerala Story was a true story of non-muslim women living in 'God's Own Country' and how they were brainwashed by ISIS handlers and were ultimately recruited by the terror organization. With The Kerala Story chapter has been closed it is now time for Bastar. As pe the official announcement, Bastar will be released in April 2024. Although the makers did notgive much information, fans started to query what will be Bastar's true story or Bastar's real story? To know the answer continue reading-
‘THE KERALA STORY’ TEAM REUNITES… ANNOUNCE ‘BASTAR’… After the #Blockbuster success of #TheKeralaStory, producer #VipulAmrutlalShah and director #SudiptoSen reunite for a new film, titled #Bastar… 5 April 2024 release… OFFICIAL POSTER… pic.twitter.com/QU9npVQgKR
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Notably, Sen and Shah have kept the storyline of Bastar under wraps. However, it is expected that Bastar will be a true story and a great debate is expected to start once again as soon as the trailer will release. Now, for those looking for Bastar's true story, True Scoop News has dig out about the place and below is everything you need to know-
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Bastar is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh. Bastar is well known for its tribal population, which comprises around 63% of the total. A large number of Bastar tribals still live in deep forests and avoid interactions with outsiders in order to protect their own unique culture. Apart from this, Bastar is infamous for its Naxalites movement and its attack on the security forces. It is expected that Sudipto Sen-directorial Bastar will revolve around the issue of naxals.
To brush up your memory, at least ten jawans and a civilian were killed in an IED explosion carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada in April this year. A District Reserve Guard (DRG) team was returning to their headquarters in a vehicle when an IED planted on the Aranpur road exploded, killing at least ten jawans and the driver.
Talking about Bastar, the place has been mentioned in many films. Emran Hashmi's movie Hamari Adhuri Kahani also saw Bastar in the backdrop. For those who are unaware, Emran Hashmi lost his life in in the move in Bastar when stepped onto a live mine.