There is a line of difference between targeting a religion and raising voice against the evil. The Kerala Story attempts to establish the latter. Religion (no matter which) always guides one to lead a non-violent and sacred path by not demeaning any religion’s faith. Before deconstructing the narrative presented in Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story, let’s try to remember Goran Kapetanovic’s Caliphate. It’s an eight- part series which focuses on the happenings in the life of three Swedish girls who were indoctrinated to imbibe the ISIS cause. Moreover the series constantly harped on how religious fundamentalism can seduce individuals and destroy lives. It created a perfect structure to mix both; psychological drama and a thriller edge, with a less attention on the logistics of the attack as the seduction of its potential female perpetrators. Sen disapproves of being a master storyteller like Kapetanovic, but that is not the prime factor that should drive people to watch this movie. The m

Author-Gopi Shah