The Kerala Story: Kolkata theatre owners find it 'difficult' to accommodate Sudipto Sen's film

Days after the Supreme Court stayed the ban on 'The Kerala Story' in West Bengal, the movie is still not running in most of the halls in the state.

The hall owners find it 'difficult' to accommodate 'The Kerala Story' as a new line-up of movies has already been booked for the coming days.

Speaking on the same, the Managing Director of Priya Entertainment told the media, "This is a blockbuster movie but we are sorry as all slots are filled up for the next two weeks. It's not possible for us to cancel the booked slots to make a place for the new one. After two or three weeks we can think about the screening of 'The Kerala Story'."

Arijit Dutta also mentioned that 'The Kerala Story' had a good run in the initial days before the ban was imposed. The Managing Director also said that he was 'hopeful' that the movie would run for '50 days' in halls in the state given a chance.

After the Supreme Court stayed the ban on film in West Bengal, the State Government has still not issued any new circular.

The apex court also directed the makers of The Kerala Story to give a proper disclaimer regarding the unsubstantiated figure '32,000' mentioned in the film.

Senior Adv Harish Salve, appearing for film producers, says that disclaimer -"there is no authentic data to back up the suggestion that the figure of conversions is 32,000 or any other established figure" and "the film represents the fictionalized version" of the issue- shall be added.