The Kerala Story director Sudipto Sen was ‘not prepared for backlash’

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Director of The Kerala Story, Sudipto Sen says no political party should have opposed the film..

The ban in West Bengal meanwhile has been stayed by the Supreme Court...

The Kerala Story continues to be highly debated, while it also keeps churning money at the box office..

The film has been made tax free in many states, and a press conference was held on Wednesday in Mumbai where the makers brought forth 26 women who have lived the incidents depicted in it..

However, the West Bengal government has banned the exhibition of The Kerala Story in the state..

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