Eight months after its theatrical release, The Kerala Story is all set to be released on a streaming platform. The Kerala Story OTT release date was announced on Tuesday with fans giving mixed reactions. From storyline to starcast, The Kerala Story received mixed reviews from fans on social media. While many termed The Kerala Story an RSS-BJP propaganda on Love Jihad, another section hailed the makers for coming out with such hard-hitting content. While the makers maintained that The Kerala Story is based on a true story, many portals and intellectuals on social media called it fabricated and fictional. Featuring Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Siddhi Idnani, and more in the lead roles, The Kerala Story revolves around a Hindu girl who marries a Muslim boy after being brainwashed by an ISIS handler and later she was sent to an ISIS camp to commit terrorism. Now, the question arises what is The Kerala Story OTT release date or where to watch The Kerala Story online? Below is everything you need to know about The Kerala Story OTT details-
The Kerala Story OTT release Date
Zee5 on Tuesday announced The Kerala Story OTT release date. The Kerala Story will be available for streaming from February 16, 2024 on Zee5. It is pertinent to mention here that despite delivering a stellar performance in theaters, The Kerala Story could not get any OTT buyers. Not only this, but the filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah stated that OTT platforms have banned the movie. "The Kerala Story is banned by all OTT platforms. Nobody wants to buy it, despite it being the biggest hit in terms of female-centric films in the history of Bharatiya cinema. We wouldn't have been able to make this film without the greatest guidance and support from the RSS," said Vipul who produced the movie.
Is The Kerala Story a real story?
As mentioned by the makers, the Kerala Story is a true story of Hindu and Christian girls in Kerala who were first trapped into love jihad by terror recruiters and were later sent to Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan to become ISIS terrorists. In 2021 in an interview with Citti Media, Sudipto Sen stated that he reached the numbers of 32,000 forced conversion of Hindu and Christian girls in Kerala based on his conversation with former Chief Minister of the State Oommen Chandy. As per Sen, Oommen Chandy had stated that "every year approximately 2,800 to 3,200 girls were taking up Islam" and so, it worked up to 32,000 in 10 years. Although AltNews had called it fake, but when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, it was reported that 4 Indian women were lodged in Afghan jail.The Kerala Story OTT release date announced: When & where to watch Adah Sharma's movie online?