The Kerala Story 2 director SLAMS Anurag Kashyap for calling film propaganda: ‘Brahmino se dikkat, Netflix...'

Even before release, The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond has sparked sharp reactions. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap criticised the project in strong words, saying, “Bakwas picture. Kerala Story is a shit film. It is propaganda, bullshit… Ch**iya picture. Aisa kaun beef khilata hai? Aisa koi khichdi bhi nahi khilata hai, jaise beef khila raha hai. It's called crap.”

The sequel is directed by National Award winner Kamakhya Narayan Singh and backed by producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah. According to the makers, the film addresses alleged forced religious conversions and claims to draw from incidents recorded in legal proceedings. The team says it attempts to continue the conversation initiated by the first film.

Responding to Kashyap’s remarks, Singh issued a video statement. Referring to the criticism, he said, “Anurag Kashyap Ji ne kaha hai ki koi aisa kisiko khichdi bhi nhi khilata, main ekdum maanta hu, koi kisiko aise laddoo bhi nahi khila sakte. Par durbhagyvas, humare samaaj mein humari masoom betiyon ko, unka dharam parivartan karne ke liye, unko beef khilaya jaa raha hai, yeh ek crime hai. Problem yeh hai ki Anurag Kashyap Ji mansik roop se durbal ho gaye hain, unko har cheez se dikkat hain, unko Brahminon se dikkat hai, unko Netflix se dikkat hain, unko film industry se dikkat hai, iss aadmi ko har cheez se dikkat hain.”

He further added, “Inhone ek film banayi thi, The Girl in Yellow Boots, usme inhone kalpana kiya hain ek pita aur putri ke anaitik sambandh ko. Ek sabhya samaj mein yeh sochne ke paray hain, par yeh aadmi mansik roop se durbal ho gaya hain aur samaaj ne bhi isko seriously lena chod diya hain. Inki saari filmein pichle kahi saalon se flop hai. Me param pita parmeshvar se prathna karta hu ki inko sadhbudhi de.”

In a written note, Singh stated that the issue was not about food references but about consent and coercion. He questioned why raising concerns about forced change should be labelled as hate, adding that debate should rest on facts and data rather than personal attacks.

The film features Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha in key roles. It is scheduled for release on February 27 in Hindi, Kannada and Telugu.