Missed It In Theatres? Here's Where To Watch Kesari 2 On OTT
The film, directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, revisits the massive killings at Amritsar's Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.
Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan and Ananya Panday's Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh hit theatres in April. The film has a successful run with a noteworthy box office collection and critical acclaim. But in case you missed the film in theatres, here's your chance to watch it from the comfort of your home. Kesari 2 is now accessible to view online.
Kesari Chapter 2 started streaming on JioHotstar from June 13. The film, directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by an impressive team that included Hiroo Yash Johar, Aruna Bhatia, Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Amritpal Singh Bindra, and Anand Tiwari, stands out as an emotionally charged legal drama that revisits one of the darkest and least-discussed episodes of colonial India.
The film is based on Raghu and Pushpa Palat's book 'The Case That Shook the Empire'. The film follows C. Sankaran Nair, an Indian lawyer and Viceroy's Council member who was initially sent to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British. They anticipated Nair to write a report in their favour, but when the barrister discovered layer after layer of the tragic incident, he decided to question the British Empire's story. Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, and Ananya Panday play the roles of lawyer C. Sankaran Nair, advocate Neville McKinley, and law student Dilreet Gill, respectively.
Kasari 2 collected a total of Rs 89 crore throughout its run, as per Sacnilk. The film opened with a collection of Rs 7.75 crore on its first day and over Rs 28 crore on its first weekend. The movie is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 film Kesari, which also starred Akshay Kumar. Kesari Part 1 is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Anurag Singh directed the film, which depicted the events leading up to the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897, in which 21 Sikh troops from the British Indian Army's 36th Sikh Regiment faced 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen. It also stars Parineeti Chopra and Akshay Kumar.
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