The Film, directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, keeps up the theme of religious conversion and features Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Balani in lead roles
It has a religious conversion as its central premise. Actor Adah Sharma has defended the movie, mentioning that it highlights the issue of Indian girls who have been recruited by ISIS after going missing.
The bench retorted that there were numerous forms of hate speech and that the board had approved and certified the movie. Instead of asking for a release delay, the bench directed the petitioner to contest certification in the proper place.
Justice Nagarathna directed the petitioner to initially approach the high court, while Justice Joseph recommended filing a substantial writ petition in order to obtain an adequate remedy. Pasha submitted an intervention plea in the hate speech case, arguing that there was no time left because the movie was set to be distributed on Friday.
The bench disregarded Pasha's justification and ruled that it was insufficient to ask for a delay in the film's distribution. The bench also issued a warning against permitting anyone to bring similar issues before the Supreme Court.
Shashi Tharoor, a Congress member, previously voiced his displeasure with the way Kerala was portrayed in the movie, saying that Keralites had the right to voice their displeasure even though he did not support a ban.
The leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, VD Satheesan, has demanded that the film's permit to be screened be revoked because he claims it is part of a plan to carry out the Sangh Parivar's objective and foster societal division through its casting.
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