WATCH | FTII students protest against the screening of "The Kerala Story" at its main theatre

As reported earlier, a special screening of the film, ‘The Kerala Story’, was held at the main theatre of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune on Saturday amid heavy police presence. The FTII Students’ Association (FTIISA) protested against the event.

 

The screening was organised by MITEE Film Society which began around 10 am. Further, after the screening, Director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Shah also visited the venue and interacted with the audience.

 

 

The FTIISA staged a protest outside the screening venue by raising slogans and beating drums. They even had banners saying that "Propaganda", "Scripting Lies", and "It's Bait for Hate".

 

 

During the interaction with the audience, Sudipto Sen said that he spoke with the protesting students and asked the students to watch the film before criticising it or calling it a propaganda film.

 

The protesters even attempted to disrupt the screening during the screening.