A new public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Kerala High Court on Tuesday seeking the removal of ‘Kerala’ from the title of the Hindi film The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond.
The petitioners, a retired social science teacher and a lawyer, also mentioned that the filmmakers had challenged before a Division Bench of the court a recent Single Bench order that had issued an interim stay on the film’s release allegedly before it was uploaded.
The Single Judge had issued a fortnight long interim stay, observing that the teaser had a prima facie potential to distort public perception of Kerala and to disturb communal harmony. After hearing an appeal against the stay order, the Division Bench had permitted screening of the film. It observed that once the censor certificate was issued, there is prima facie a presumption that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has taken into account all the guidelines pertaining to its contents.
HC issues notice to CBFC, producers of film Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond
In the PIL filed on Tuesday, the petitioners alleged that apart from showing Kerala in a bad light by reportedly portraying it as a hub of forced conversions, the film could create hatred towards members of the Muslim community in the State.
