In a span of mere 10 days, The Kerala Story has raked in more than 130 crores and has achieved the status of blockbuster at the box office. Ever since the trailer of The Kerala Story was dropped, it started a debate when the makers stated that 32,000 women belonging to Hindu and Christian communities were forcefully covered and were sent to terror training camps from 'God's own country' and it was stated that it is based on a true story. Following that a section of the media especially the Congress, TMC and left parties expressed their displeasure and many banned the movies in their respective governed states saying that it might spread Islamophobia. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Karnataka hailed The Kerala Story for spitting facts about the terrorists and lashed out at Congress for taking sides with the terror outfits. The Kerala Story was released in theaters on May 5, 2023, amidst massive controversy. Although the makers rectified their claim by saying that the story is about 3 women and it is basically based on the true story of Nimisha AKA Fathima Isa. Keeping the debates and conspiracy theories aside, fans who are looking for The Kerala Story OTT Release date, or The Kerala Story streaming date, so that they can watch the movie without any political hindrance or fear that the theaters might be attacked, continue reading below-
The Kerala Story OTT Release date
Although The Kerala Story is still running in theaters, it is said that the movie's rights of OTT has been sold to Zee5. As per reports, The Kerala Story OTT release will be on Zee5. Coming to The Kerala Story OTT release date, reports suggest that the movie will be released on July 7, 2023. It is pertinent to mention here that neither the makers nor the OTT platform has confirmed The Kerala Story OTT release date. In fact, OTT Play quoted Adah Sharma who informed that, "No, it's actually not sold yet to any of the OTT platforms. There was no selling that happened of the film to any OTT platform, as much as I know of it”.
If the release date is not true then we have to see the expected release date. Normally, it has been seen that once a movie completes its theatrical run, it generally takes 2 to 3 months to be dropped on the OTT platform. As The Kerala Story is still in theaters and raking in crores of rupees, the movie's actual OTT release date is yet to be confirmed.
About The Kerala Story
Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story is Produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and it has a starcast of Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles. The Kerala Story is a real story of 3 women with Bollywood actress Adah Sharma portraying the character of Nimisha AKA Fathima Isa. As per reports, Nimisha AKA Fathima Isa, was one of the four women from Kerala who fled to Afghanistan, between 2016 and 2018, to join the terror outfit ISIS and wage war against the US forces in ISIS-controlled Khorasan Province. The three others who were identified of fleeing from India along with Nimisha were Sonia Sebastian alias Ayisha, Merrin Jacob alias Mariyam and Raffaela. They were given the term 'ISIS Bride'. It is pertinent to mention here that Nimisha is currently lodged in Afghanistan prison after her husband an ISIS terrorist was killed in an attack.