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      No, Devoleena Did Not Act In 'The Kerala Story'; False Claim Goes Viral

      BOOM reached out to Devoleena Bhattacharjee, who confirmed that she has not acted in the film The Kerala Story

      By - Swasti Chatterjee |
      Published -  19 May 2023 5:02 PM IST
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      No, Devoleena Did Not Act In The Kerala Story; False Claim Goes Viral

      An image of television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee with her husband Shanwaz Shaikh is circulating on social media with false claims that she acted in the film 'The Kerala Story' despite being married to a Muslim in real life.

      BOOM found that the claim is misleading as Bhattacharjee was not a part of The Kerala Story.

      The claim is viral in the context of Bhattacharjee's latest social media posts about the film.

      The Kerala Story, produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, is a story of a group of women from Kerala being trafficked to Syria and Afghanistan to join the terrorist organisation ISIS. The film, which was endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has divided audiences in India with the right-wing coming out in support of it while others have expressed concerns that the film promotes harmful stereotypes about Muslims and demonizes the community.

      In a fact-check, BOOM found that 'The Kerala Story'’s claim of 32,000 women did not add up.

      Bhattacharjee recently took to Twitter to share that she watched it with her husband Shanwaz Shaikh, who appreciated it and did not feel that it hurt religious sentiments. In a response to a tweet she wrote that her husband, a Muslim, was not offended by the content of the film.

      The image of the actress and her husband has been shared with the caption that takes a dig at interfaith marriages and how Bhattacharjee, who married a Muslim in real life, chose to act in the controversial film.

      The caption reads, "If a Muslim is rich then he is a son-in-law. If a Muslim is poor then it is love jihad !! Example movie The Kerala Story's co actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee's husband's name is Shahnawaz Sheikh !!" (Oriiginal text in Hindi: मुसलमान अगर पैसे वाला है तो दामाद है मुसलमान अगर गरीब है तो लव जिहाद है !! उदाहरण फिल्म द केरला स्टोरी की सहायक अभिनेत्री देवालिना भट्टाचार्य के पति का नाम शहनवाज शेख है !!)

      The same claim was amplified by an ex ABP News journalist who stated that Bhattacharjee is a supporting actor in the film.


      “फिल्म द केरला स्टोरी” की सहायक अभिनेत्री देवालिना भट्टाचार्य के पति का नाम शहनवाज शेख है… इस फ़िल्म को मैंने नही देखा है लेकिन हमारे कुछ मित्रों ने इसे देखा है जिनके मुताबिक़ फ़िल्म में कुछ आपत्तिजनक दृश्य ऐसे हैं जिसे अपनी बहू/बेटियों के साथ नहीं देखा जा सकता है..
      फ़िल्म के… pic.twitter.com/5kc3HmfJdl

      — Akhilesh Tiwari (अखिलेश तिवारी) (@Akhilesh_tiwa) May 18, 2023

      FACT CHECK

      BOOM reached out to Bhattacharjee, who confirmed that she has not acted in The Kerala Story. Bhattacharjee told BOOM, "This is not true. I have not acted in the film." Bhattacharjee also called out users on Twitter who targeted her for marrying a Muslim.


      And one more thing i wish i could have been a part of kerela story. But my bad i wasn’t there. And you call yourself PATRAKAAR ? Fact check karna bhool gaye yaa attention paane ka naya tarika dhoondh nikaala hai.

      — Devoleena Bhattacharjee (@Devoleena_23) May 19, 2023


      Aur yeh hai PATRAKAAR. 🤣🤣 Arey tiwari ji thoda toh homework kar liya kijiye. Khudka iss tarah se mazak banana sahi baat nahi hai.Bahu / Betiyon k saath Dance item number dekh sakte hai par Kerela story nahi. Hey bhagwan 🤷🏻‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️🤣🤦🏼‍♀️ https://t.co/pgQUW0xVhO

      — Devoleena Bhattacharjee (@Devoleena_23) May 19, 2023

      According to reports Bhattacharjee married her gym trainer Shanwaz Shaikh in December 2022.

      The viral photograph of Shaikh and Bhattacharjee was taken during Eid this year.


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      A post shared by Devoleena Bhattacharjee (@devoleena)


      The Kerala Story stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bhihani, Sonia Balani, Siddhi Idnani and others in lead and supporting roles. Click here to see the entire star cast of the film.

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