Kesari Chapter 2

Kesari Chapter 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKaran Singh Tyagi
Written byKaran Singh Tyagi
Amritpal Singh Bindra
Sumit Saxena (Dialogues)
Based onThe Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat
Produced byHiroo Yash Johar
Aruna Bhatia
Karan Johar
Adar Poonawalla
Apoorva Mehta
Amritpal Singh Bindra
Anand Tiwari
Starring
Narrated byVicky Kaushal
CinematographyDebojeet Ray
Edited byNitin Baid
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byDharma Productions
Release date
  • 18 April 2025 (2025-04-18)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget80 crores
Box office₹152 crore

Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical courtroom drama film directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by Dharma Productions, Leo Media Collective, and Cape of Good Films. A spiritual sequel to the historical action film Kesari (2019), the plot is based on the book The Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat, centred around C. Sankaran Nair and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film stars Akshay Kumar as Nair and also features R. Madhavan and Ananya Panday. It was released on 18 April 2025, marking the 106th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, to positive reviews from critics.