{"id":496408,"date":"2026-02-22T08:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496408\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:26:08","slug":"anurag-kashyap-slams-the-kerala-story-2-as-propaganda-filmmaker-is-a-greedy-man-just-wants-to-make-money-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496408\/","title":{"rendered":"Anurag Kashyap slams ‘The Kerala Story 2’ as ‘propaganda’: ‘Filmmaker is a greedy man, just wants to make money’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnuragThree years on, ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ faces heat\u2014Kashyap calls it “bullsh*t propaganda” and a greedy ploy at Kochi airport. Kerala HC notices producers over petition challenging CBFC nod for inflammatory promos. The makers are returning with \u2018The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond\u2019 almost three years after the original \u2018The Kerala Story\u2019. It’s making headlines again, with people questioning if the facts match the tagline “inspired by many true events.” In a recent media interaction, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap<\/a> called it “propaganda” and said it’s just a greedy way for them to make money.<\/p>\n

Anurag Kashyap at Kochi airport<\/p>\n

Recently, Anurag Kashyap landed in Kochi. A reporter at the airport quizzed him on the controversy around the film produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah<\/a> and directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh. Kashyap responded bluntly and honestly: \u201cThe Kerala Story is bullsh*t propaganda.\u201d <\/p>\n

Anurag quits alcohol and Hindi films after leaving Mumbai: ‘I went into depression.\u2019<\/p>\n

Anurag Kashyap on \u2018The Kerala Story 2\u2019<\/p>\n

Commenting on the viral beef scene from \u2018The Kerala Story 2\u2019 trailer, Kashyap added, \u201cAisa beef kaun khilata hai? Aisa koi khichdi bhi nahi khilata hai (Who feeds someone beef like this? No one is fed even khichdi in this manner).\u201d He further said, \u201cThey just want to make money and please everybody; divide people. The filmmaker is a greedy man. He just wants to make money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerala high court notice on \u2018The Kerala Story 2\u2019<\/p>\n

Last week, the Kerala High Court served notice to the producers of \u2018The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond\u2019 regarding a writ petition that challenges the film’s certification by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The court did so while hearing the plea, which objects to the teaser and trailer.<\/p>\n

Petition details on \u2018The Kerala Story 2\u2019<\/p>\n

The petitioner has argued that the film’s promos portray women from different states trapped in relationships and pushed into religious conversion. Even though the story touches several states, its title pins terrorism, forced conversions, and population plots only on Kerala. A key issue is the teaser’s final Hindi line\u2014\u201cAb sahenge nahin\u2026 ladenge (We will not tolerate it anymore\u2026 we will fight)\u201d\u2014seen as urging revenge and risking riots between communities. The CBFC is accused of ignoring Cinematograph Act Section 5B(1952), which blocks certification for content harming public peace, morals, or decency, or encouraging crimes. The case also points to the 2023 Supreme Court row over the first \u2018The Kerala Story\u2019, where makers added a note admitting some numbers weren’t verified and the tale was made-up.According to the petitioner, the sequel got CBFC approval too easily, skipping checks on how it might hurt community peace or state pride, even after past court cases. They want the certification revoked, the title and warnings reviewed, and the release stopped for more study.<\/p>\n

Vipul Amrutlal Shah on \u2018The Kerala Story 2\u2019 title<\/p>\n

Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah also clarified the reasoning for the film’s title, even though it’s not a direct follow-up to \u2018The Kerala Story\u2019. He told ANI, \u201cKerala Story 2 goes beyond Kerala and exposes the massive conspiracy of manipulative conversion going on throughout India. Because its central theme is the same as Kerala Story 1, we named it Kerala Story 2. Till now, there has been no threat to this film. When you are telling the truth, perhaps you are not in that much danger because people feel that if we threaten a person who tells the truth, there could be backlash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anurag Kashyap on the work front<\/p>\n

On his professional front, Kashyap is prepping for his highly anticipated film \u2018Kennedy\u2019, starring Rahul Bhat<\/a> and Sunny Leone, slated for its India release with a premiere on ZEE5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three years on, ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ faces heat\u2014Kashyap calls it “bullsh*t propaganda” and a greedy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[47554,64,63,134,7750,344,247645,247647,233418,233421],"class_list":{"0":"post-496408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-anurag-kashyap","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-kerala-high-court","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-rahul-bhat","15":"tag-sunny-leone","16":"tag-the-kerala-story-2","17":"tag-vipul-amrutlal-shah"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}