Kesari Chapter 2

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Movie Details
Based on | The Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat & Pushpa Palat |
Also known as | Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genres | Historical, Drama |
Release date | April 18, 2025 |
Running time | 2hr |
Certificate | TBA |
Starring | Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, Ananya Panday |
Directed by | Karan Singh Tyagi |
Written by | Story: Karan Singh Tyagi, Amritpal Singh Bindra Dialogues: Sumit Saxena |
Produced by | Hiroo Yash Johar, Aruna Bhatia, Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Amritpal Singh Bindra, Anand Tiwari |
Cinematography by | Debojeet Ray |
Edited by | Nitin Baid |
Music by | Shashwat Sachdev |
Casting by | Panchami Ghavri |
Production Design by | Rita Ghosh |
Art Direction by | Krishnanand Sharma |
Costume Design by | Sheetal Sharma |
Production Companies | Dharma Productions, Cape Of Good Films, Leo Media Collective |
Distributor | Dharma Productions |
Cast & Characters
- Akshay Kumar as C. Sankaran Nair
- Ananya Panday as Dilreet Gill
- R. Madhavan as Neville Mckinley
- Simon Paisley Day as General Reginald Dyer
- Sammy Jonas Heaney as Harold Laksi
- Steven Hartley as Judge McArdie
- Alexx O’Nell as Lord Chelmsford
- Moumita Pal as Rajjo
- Mark Bennington as Michael O’Dwyer
- Krish Rao as Pargat Singh
- Rohan Verma as Jaan-Nisar-Akhtar
- Ed Robinson as Knighting Sergeant
- Suraj Kalyankar as Punjabi Sardar
- Carl A. Harte as Lord William Hunter
- Kiara Sadh as Vira – Sister of Pargat Singh
- Rajendra Bhatia as Survivor of Jalianwalaa bagh
- Srinivas Shettigar
Storyline
The life of C Sankaran Nair, a lawyer and former President of the Indian National Congress, who also fought for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
About Kesari Chapter 2 Movie
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is an upcoming Hindi historical drama movie directed by Karan Singh Tyagi. The director is also co-writing the screenplay with Amritpal Singh Bindra. The film was officially announced on October 18, 2024 and it is produced under the banner of Dharma Productions, Cape Of Good Films & Leo Media Collective.
The film is inspired by the book “The Case That Shook The Empire” written by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat. Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, and Ananya Panday are the main actors in the film. It is Akshay Kumar’s first project with R. Madhavan and Ananya Pandey.
The film teaser was released on 24 March 2025. Akshay Kumar, in the teaser, used the F word. This is the second time in his life after 32 years – he first used it in the movie Ashaant (1993). On 3rd April 2025, the eagerly anticipated trailer of Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh was released.
Budget & Box Office Collection
Budget | TBA |
Opening Day | TBA |
Domestic Collection | TBA |
International Collection | TBA |
Worldwide Collection | TBA |