evidence: Several posts going viral on social media claim that Devoleena Bhattacharjee acted in The Kerala Story and herself married a Muslim named Shanawaz Shaikh after the film was released. Here's the fact-check behind all such claims. There have been posts with photos going viral on social media stating that the popular television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee acted in The Kerala Story, which has been mired in controversies due to religious conversions and the disputed topic of love jihad, and married a Muslim person named Shanawaz Shaikh after the release of the film. [...] Devoleena hasn't acted in The Kerala Story, which features Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani in the leading roles. The actress married her gym trainer Shanawaz Shaikh on December 14, 2022. The Sudipto Sen-directed film was released in cinemas on May 5, 2023.