The trailer for Kesari Chapter 2, directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, has been released. This upcoming courtroom drama, starring Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, and R. Madhavan, is based on the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film is adapted from the book The Case That Shook the Empire by Raghu and Pushpa Palat, which details the defamation lawsuit filed by Sir Michael O’Dwyer against Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair following Nair’s publication about British atrocities in Punjab. Â
In the film, Akshay Kumar portrays Nair, while R. Madhavan plays a lawyer defending the British, and Ananya Panday takes on the role of another lawyer. The trailer depicts graphic scenes of the massacre, including unarmed Indians being shot by the British Indian Army. Kesari Chapter 2 is scheduled for release on April 18, 2025, shortly after the massacre’s anniversary. Â