IIFA 2023 Kamal Haasan calls The Kerala Story propaganda film
IIFA 2023 is happening at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. A lot of film industry stars are have jetted off to Dubai to attend the same. From Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Abhishek Bachchan to Nora Fatehi, Esha Gupta and more are already there for the grand awards night. The rehearsals for the performances and hosting are all on and excitement around IIFA is palpable. Just a couple of hours ago, Kamal Haasan also reached Dubai. And he interacted with the media there. Kamal Haasan was asked about The Kerala Story there. The veteran actor called it a ‘propaganda film’.
Kamal Haasan calls Adah Sharma starrer The Kerala Story a propaganda film
Entertainment news is blowing up with the updates and the outstanding collections of Sudipto Sen-directed Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani starrer The Kerala Story. The film is minting money even after four weeks. However, there are some who are still criticizing the movie. A lot of people have called The Kerala Story a propaganda film. And just now, even Kamal Haasan has called it a propaganda film. When asked about the controversies around the movie, the filmmaker and actor says that he is against propaganda films. The Vikram actor shares that it is not enough to write, ‘based on true story’ at the bottom of the poster as a logo. Kamal Haasan says that the movie has to be true to say that and claims that The Kerala Story is not true.
Watch the video of Kamal Haasan calling The Kerala Story a propaganda film here:
#WATCH | Abu Dhabi | "I told you, it's propagandist films that I am against. It's not enough if you write 'true story' just at the bottom as a logo. It has to really be true and that is not true," says actor and politician Kamal Haasan on #TheKeralaStory pic.twitter.com/VSydksg1Z3
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2023
Netizens react to Kamal Haasan’s remarks on The Kerala Story
Well, The Kerala Story is winning the hearts of the audience, week after week. It has already made Rs 200 crores on a budget reported to be Rs 15 crores. Fans have been hailing the movie. Some netizens have reacted to Kamal Haasan’s statement about the film. A lot of people have slammed the senior actor for saying so. Some have brought up the political angle in the same.