New Delhi: Adah Sharma starrer controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ did wonders at the box office and is still running at the theatres. The actor on Thursday shared pictures of herself from the set of the film, featuring her bruised face, elbows, and knees. She shared about the extreme conditions in which she shot for the film. She also shared that she did not even take a sip of water for 40 hours during the film's shoot.
Sharing the pictures she wrote, "Sunkissed, After and Before from #TheKeralaStory Secret to chapped cracked lips like these ... dehydrate for 40 hours in minus 16 degrees #sunkissedmakeup #adahsharma @makeupbyshyam P.S. the mattress was kept to practice the fall ... but we didn't use it #bruisedknees and chila hua elbows but ufff all so worth it the last pic is a handful of coconut oil in the hair, safety pins and tight plaits."
Talking about how she pushed herself for the film, the actor told IANS, "As an actor it is a pleasure to do stuff that will push me mentally and physically. I wanted to look as convincing as I could. I'm a big foodie and I usually drink five litres of water a day so it was difficult. But if you put your mind to it anything is possible."
"Adah wanted to look convincing so for the portions in Afghanistan where she runs away from the terrorist camp, to stay in character, she didn't drink water. We shot in difficult conditions in -16 degrees and very very low oxygen. The unit members were calling sick but Adah managed well even without food and water,” IANS quoted its source as saying.
'The Kerala Story' depicts how women from Kerala were forced to convert and recruited by the terror group Islamic State (IS). The movie, which has polarised the political discourse in the country, was released in theatres on May 5.
The movie was banned by the West Bengal government on May 8, fearing tensions among communities. Theatres in Tamil Nadu had decided to stop the screening from May 7 onwards, citing the law-and-order situation and a poor audience turnout.
On May 16, the Supreme Court stayed the West Bengal government's order banning the film in the state and asked Tamil Nadu to ensure the safety of the moviegoers.