Where Is Shalini Unnikirshnan Now? Is She Still In Jail? The Truth From The Kerala Story

The trailer of The Kerala Story and the movie itself opens up with the character of Shalini Unnikrishnan. When Shalini says to the United Nations officer that they must know how the girls landed in such a position, she raised a vital question that required answers. The creators of the movie have claimed that the story of the Kerala Story is based upon real girls, don’t you think that Shalini Unnikrishnan is based upon a real-life woman as well? If you have thought about this question, you are in the right place. Shalini Unnikrishnan is based on a real-life woman.

The story of the real-life Shalini (whose identity has been revealed below) suffered a lot that has been portrayed by the movie. The movie claims to show the truth, however, due to its divisive agenda, the movie has been banned in several Indian States including Kerala itself.

Where Is Shalini Unnikirshnan Now?

The Kerala Story is mainly said from the viewpoint of Shalini Unnikrishnan. She was one of the several women who fell prey to the hands of the ISIS terrorists. Whatever she did, and whatever she went through was mainly due to her being manipulated by people around her. Shalini had a bright future ahead of her considering that she was studying medicine. However, things did not remain the same for Shalini for long. Her story has made all of us think and has instigated our curiosity.

Nimisha Sampath was the real name of the woman on whom the character of Shalini Unnikrishnan has been based. Nimisha took the name Fathima Isa when she converted to Islam before leaving India. She belonged to a Hindu family in Kerala and, as her family claimed, was a quite religious girl. Where is Nimisha now?

The Current Status Of Nimisha

Currently, the status of Nimisha Sampath is unknown to us. When she fled the country after her marriage to her husband in 2016, her family knew that she was travelling to India’s neighbouring country, Sri Lanka. Nobody knew that she was travelling to Syria as a potential member of the ISIS.

Later on, when her family gets to know about Nimisha’s involvement with ISIS through a photograph in 2019, they immediately came in contact with the Indian government to help them save their dear daughter. Nimisha, or Shalini (as the film has represented) was incarcerated in a jail in Afghanistan after her husband was killed. The Indian Government tried to retrieve her, but when they understood that the woman had become completely devoted to the cause of ISIS, they took backward steps.

After the Taliban regime in Afghanistan released several of the prisoners, Nimisha tried to return to the country, however, she received no aid from the government considering that she was a danger to the peace and harmony of the country and that she had betrayed the country once. This was the last thing that was known about her, after that nobody knows what is the present situation of Nimisha Sampath, also known as Fathima Isa.

Shalini’s Marriage: The Story Behind It

While Shalini was in college, she falls in love with a man named Rameez. As every couple would want, they consummated their relationship, but Shalini was left devastated when Rameez abandoned her one day. By that time, their child was already growing inside of Shalini. Knowing how society would react to her situation, she did not contact her parents, which she should have. Instead, she fell into the hands of a common local clerk. This man of course had his selfish interests here.

The local clerk, knowingly, got Shalini married to a terrorist of ISIS. Yes, you read it right. Thus, Shalini was no longer herself anymore. She had assumed a new identity, Fathima Ba, the wife of her husband Eesa (real name- Bexin Vincent). The purpose of her marriage was fulfilled when she finally agreed to leave the country to join ISIS.

Shalini Unnikrishnan Cast Member

The role of Shalini Unnikrishnan has been portrayed by none other than Adah Sharma. She expressed in various interviews that the story of Nimisha Sampath scared her and that the role scarred her for her life. Sharma is not going to forget the chills she got while playing the character and delving into the pains of a woman who was manipulated by the men around her. Through her role, she said that she wants young girls to understand the lesson of never trusting anyone easily.

Adah Sharma played a marvellous role in the movie. She has carried out her work impeccably, and her acting was top-notch. From the trailer itself, we can understand that she completely felt Shalini Unnikrishnan’s pains before carrying out playing her.