केसरी चैप्टर 2: जलियांवाला बाग की अनकही कहानी (2025)

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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 Kesari (2019), the plot is based on the book The Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat, which is centered around C. Sankaran Nair and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film stars Akshay Kumar as Nair alongside R. Madhavan, Ananya Panday and Regena Cassandrra.

Production

The film was initially titled Shankara, before being renamed Kesari Chapter 2 in February 2025 to establish a thematic link with Kesari (2019). It was officially announced by Karan Johar on 22 March 2025. It is based on the life of C. Sankaran Nair, an Indian lawyer and statesman who fought against the British Raj to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the 1919 massacre of Indian protesters in Amritsar by General Dyer.

Akshay Kumar was cast as C. Sankaran Nair, a lawyer and statesman who was also a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council. Regina Cassandra was cast opposite Kumar, marking their first project. Ananya Panday and R. Madhavan was also cast for important roles.

The film's shooting began in November 2022 with Akshay Kumar, with Madhavan joining in January 2023, and later moved to mid-2023 in Mumbai where a large set of Jallianwala Bagh was constructed. Later, some important sequences which included Kumar and Panday were shot in IIT Roorkee. The next schedule was held in Alibag.

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