This movie became one of the biggest grossers of 2023 and made the lead actress a top Bollywood star. We are talking about none other than Adah Sharma-starrer The Kerala Story that witnessed a record-breaking success in theatres when released. The film turned out to be a game-changer for Adah Sharma whose popularity grew manifold since then. The film opened to more than Rs 8 crore on its first day. It even crossed the Rs 100 crore-mark before its second week and earned the highest-single day number on its second Sunday beating Salman Khans Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan which released on silver screens the same year. As per Wikipedia the films worldwide collection stands at Rs 303.97 crore against the budget of Rs 30 crore becoming the ninth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2023. The success of Kerala Stories made Adah Sharma the highest-grossing Bollywood actress for a female-led film outshining Alia Bhatt whose Gangubai Kathiawadi earned the same record. Directed by Sudipto Sen the narrative of Kerala Story revolves around three women: Shalini (portrayed by Adah Sharma) Nimrah (played by Yogita Bihani) and Geetanjali (acted by Siddhi Idnani). These young women find themselves trapped by their roommate Asifa (played by Sonia Balani) who manipulates them to convert their religion. Adah Sharma portrays the role of Shalini who is converted to Islam and trafficked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The film then delves into the whole trap that she fell in and gets involved with a terrorist organisation which led to her imprisonment in Afghanistan. The Kerala story made headlines prior its release with controversies surrounding its trailers claim about missing women in Kerala. Despite objections and bans in certain regions the film became the highest-grosser of the year.