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Kesari Chapter 2 was previously slated for release on March 14, 2025. The film releases on April 18, 2025.
Akshay Kumar talks about Kesari Chapter 2
Kesari Chapter 2 trailer featuring Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan and Ananya Panday has finally been released. During the trailer launch event, Akshay Kumar, who is playing Sankaran Nair’s role, revealed that the film is very close to his heart. He mentioned that his father was born just opposite Jallianwala Bagh and that he has listened to all the stories from him and his grandfather.
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Talking to the media, Akshay Kumar said, “This is a very personal film. My dad was born just opposite Jallianwala Bagh. My grandfather has seen all this. This is very personal and very important. Baaki Karan Johar ne film gusse vich banaye kyunki inn vich gussa itna hai. Jo kuch hua hai, jitni jitni main kahaniyan sun raha hu, mere daddy dassaya vick, mere Dadaji dassaya vich, Karan Tyagi sara kuch samjhaya. Sanakaran Nair grandson yahan baithe hue hai. Unhone ne book likha hai uspe yeh film banaya hai.”
He further mentioned that in the history books it is only mentioned that the bullets were fired on innocent people. But there is no mention of the case which went on.
Coming to the trailer, Akshay Kumar plays Sir C Sankaran Nair, the fearless lawyer who fought an ‘unprecedented battle’ against the British empire in the 1920s after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He is pitted against R Madhavan, a lawyer defending the British. Ananya plays a female lawyer who shatters stereotypes by standing up for Indians amid a sea of male lawyers. The trailer brings out the struggle of Indians who fought for injustic and were subject to shame and ridicule by the tyrant British empire.
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Kesari Chapter 2 was previously slated for release on March 14, 2025. The film releases on April 18, 2025. Helmed by Karan Singh Tyagi, the film is based on the book, The Case That Shook the Empire, by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat.
An excerpt from the book’s synopsis reads: “The widely-reported trial – one of the longest in history – stunned a world that finally recognized some of the horrors being committed by the British in India. Through reports of court proceedings along with a nuanced portrait of a complicated nationalist who believed in his principles above all else, The Case That Shook the Empire reveals, for the very first time, the real details of the fateful case that marked the defining moment in India’s struggle for Independence.”
