The Kerala Story: DYK How Much Adah Sharma Took Home For The Role Of Fatima Ba In The Controversial Film?

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The Kerala Story is a film that is echoing all around the country despite being laden with controversies and bans. The movie successfully completed a fantastic two weeks at the box office.

With the thumping response it garnered at the Indian box office, the makers have also released the film recently in the UK, the USA, and Australia, where it is making a killing at the box office.

As much as the film's appreciation and popularity is being associated with actress Adah Sharma, enthusiasts are looking up so much information about The Kerala Story, including Adah Sharma's remuneration.

Here's a detail about the remuneration of the important cast of The Kerala Story

Adah Sharma, who is the most famous among the film's cast reportedly took home a remuneration of Rs 1 Crore for the project. This must have been her career's highest so far. The other three actresses have been given Rs 30 Lakh each. Vijay Krishna took home Rs 25 Lakh and Pranay Pachchauri was given a remuneration of Rs 20 Lakh. Pranav Misshra was paid Rs 15 Lakh.

The Kerala Story Premise

The movie was released amid huge allegations and controversies due to its content. The plot follows the story of a group of women in Kerala, who converted to Islam and subsequently joined ISIS. The movie was the subject of severe criticism by the political parties of Kerala and the religious organization bodies.

The Kerala Story Cast

Adah Sharma played the role of Shalini Unnikrishnan and Fatima, Yogita Bihani as Nimah, Sonia Balani as Asifa, Siddhi Idnani as Geetanjali, Devadarshini as Shalini's mother, Vijay Krishna, Pranay Pachauri, and Pranav Misshra are part of the film in important characters.

The Kerala Story Crew

The movie is written by Suryapal Singh, along with the director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The cinematography and editing of the film were handled by Prasantanu Mohapatra and Sanjay Sharma, respectively. Viresh Sreevalsa and Bishakh Jyoti composed the film's entire background score and music for The Kerala Story.

The Kerala Story Budget

Vipul Amrutlal Shah produced the movie under the Sunshine Pictures banner on a budget of Rs 40 Crore. It has already earned about Rs. 35.75 Crore within the opening weekend.

The Kerala Story Controversy

The Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India have objected to the release of the movie for propagating communal misinformation. They also alleged a religious organization by the name Sangh Parivar is propagating the idea of Love Jihad, a Hindutva conspiracy theory, and defaming Kerala.