Shalini Unnikrishnan Biography – Recently, The Kerala Story movie was released on 5 May 2023 in cinemas. The high court of Kerala refused to allow the movie for release in cinemas but it was released and became many critics and gathered many audiences.
The movie is based on the true story of a Kerala woman who converted to Islam and joined the ISIS terrorist ranks. In this movie, there was a woman named Shalini Unnikrishnan whose role was played by Adah Sharma and this movie explained the reason for her joining ISIS in front of officers.
In this article, you will know about Shalini Unnikrishnan Biography, Victim of “The Kerala Story”, and Where is She Now? Boyfriend.
Shalini Unnikrishnan Biography, Victim of “The Kerala Story”
The character of Shalini Unnikrishnan reflects the real-life story of Nimisha Alias Fathima Isa who was one of four girls who moved to Afghanistan to join ISIS for the war against US forces in the ISIS-controlled Khorasan Province.
The movie also explains the character of Rameez who was the real-life college boyfriend of Shalini Unnikrishnan and Shalini’s role was played by the actress Adah Sharma. Shalini’s boyfriend Rameez impregnates Shalini and leaver her later. Later Shalini married a local cleric to an ISIS terrorist.
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Shalini’s real name is Nimisha Sambat who is imprisoned in Afghanistan after her husband who was killed in an attack. Nimisha is from Attingal, Kerala.
After marriage, she converted to Islam and became Fathima whereas her husband Bexin (Eesa) and she got arrested in 2016 while attempting to leave the country to join ISIS.
Shalini (Nimisha) was a BDS student who went missing from her college in 2015 November and reached Afghanistan’s ISIS-controlled area. When she was leaving the country, she was pregnant and she gave birth to a girl Ummu Kulusu in 2016.
Shalini (Nimisha) got brainwashed by Abdul Rashid, an ISIS frontman who lived in Kerala. When she was leaving India, she said her family that she was going to Sri Lanka for study purposes. But she went to Syria with her husband and then later to Afghanistan.
Her husband was killed in the flight with the forces and the forces put her in jail. Nimisha’s family spotted her daughter in a photo in Afghanistan with her husband Bexin and Bexin’s family confirmed it was their son.
According to Nimisha’s mother, Nimisha is religious and patriotic. Nimisha’s mother mentioned that Nimisha got an abortion by Syed Rahma. She was not aware of her husband who was an ISIS terrorist and she fell in love with him.
However, Nimisha’s mother filed a petition to release her daughter along with her granddaughter.
Indian Investigation agencies found strong Islamic terrorism between four women who were in the Kabul and the Indian governemtn didn’t allow the returns of four women (Sonia Aka Ayisha, Nimisha aka Fathima, Merrin aka Mariyam, and also Raffaela).
Nimisha’s mother Bindu seek help from PM Modi and Nimisha along with her daughter with others released by the Taliban Group but Indian Government was not interested.
Where is Shalini Unnikirshnan Now?
Shalini Unnikrishnan is spending her life alongside her daughter in UN jail after her husband’s death.
Is Shalini (aka Fatima) sent back to India?
Shalini leads the two women to the border but Afghani soldiers spot them. The two women were shot but Shalini manages to get out. She ran as far as. 17 hours after her escape, Shalini was discovered by the UN troops in the desert.
She was arrested as a terrorist. During the investigation, she told that she was not a terrorist and Asifa brainwashed her and other women into changing their identities. After the investigation, The UN troops told Shalini that she is a terrorist in India that’s why she will not be allowed back into the country.
They also told her that she will have to spend her whole life in the UN prison facility for convicted terrorists. She was permission to make one last call to her mother in Kerala, India.
What happened to Shalini in the base camp?
Shalini was placed in a base camp before being sent to Syria. She and other women were physically assaulted and raped by the men. Those women were forced into being physical slaves for the men.
Shalini informed two other women that she decided to escape and got to the Irani border alone. She was sure that she was found by UN troops and that they will help her return to their family in their home country.
Actress Adah Sharma Got Scared with the Role of Shalini Unnikrishnan
Shalini’s character is played by Adah Sharma. When she listened about Shalini’s life story, she got scared. She understood only that Shalini was trapped in terrorism. Shalini’s character touched the soul of Adah which is an unforgettable role for Adah.
Q. Where is Shalini Unnikrishnan’s daughter?
Shalini has a daughter named Ummu Kulusu. Mother-daughter are spending their life in UN jail.
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