Bollywood News Muhammad Qasim April 24, 2025 0 Comments

Akshay Kumar-led Kesari Chapter 2 Reintroduces Audience To Content-First Cinema

Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan and Ananya Panday-led historic courtroom drama Kesari Chapter 2 releases in cinemas on April 18 and has been impressing its audience worldwide. The Karan Singh Tyagi directorial hasn’t only received rave reviews from fans and critics but the positive world of mouth is only increasing the footfall for it in theatres globally.

The film – which tells the untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, is being extensively praised for its content-driven narrative, powerful dialogues and astonishing performances. As the film is set to complete 1 week at the box office, it’s clearly visible that the centred around C. Sankaran Nair is reintroducing the audience to content-first cinema.

Kesari Chapter 2 Reintroduces Audience To Content-First Cinema

Over the years, Bollywood has delivered several gems that have proven content is king. Be it the Be it Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s 2016 legal thriller Pink starring Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang or y Ram Madhvani’s biographical thriller Neerja starring Sonam Kapoor as the eponymous lead, we’ve seen how content-driven films have been unanimously loved not just in India but globally too.

Aside from the above-mentioned films, Aamir Khan’s Rang De Basanti and Taare Zameen Par, Shah Rukh Khan-led Swadesh, and Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur amond many have also been revered for their content years after their release. Now, Karan Singh Tyagi’s Kesari Chapter 2 has joined the list of films that are sure to be talked about whenever the discussion of content-driven films in Bollywood is the centre of discussion.

About The Film

Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, Kesari Chapter 2 is co-written by Tyagi and Amritpal Singh Bindra with dialogues by Sumit Saxena. The historical courtroom drama boast of a stellar ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar as Sankaran Nair, R Madhavan as Advocate Neville McKinley and Ananya Panday as Dilreet Gill. The film also starred Simon Paisley Day as General Reginald Dyer alongside Regina Cassandra, Alexx O’Nell, Amit Sial, Krish Rao and Steven Hartley. The film has amassed Rs 42.94 crore at the domestic box office in the 6 day since its release

Giving the film a 4 star rating, Bollywood Bubble wrote in its review, “This courtroom drama – that tells the untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, has hit the nail when it comes to engaging the audience and leaving them with a re-ignited flame of patriotism.” It added, “This film should be watched in theatres.”

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