Synopsis
The 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical courtroom drama Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh was produced by Cape of Good Films, Leo Media Collective, and Dharma Productions under the direction of Karan Singh Tyagi. The premise of this spiritual follow-up to Kesari (2019) is based on Raghu and Pushpa Palat's book The Case That Shook The Empire, which revolves around C. Sankaran Nair and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.[8] Starring in the movie are Ananya Panday, R. Madhavan, and Akshay Kumar.
Plot: The film follows C. Sankaran Nair (Akshay Kumar), a distinguished Indian barrister and member of the Viceroy’s Council, initially tasked by the British to investigate the massacre, expecting a report in their favor. As Nair uncovers the horrific truth of General Reginald Dyer’s ordered slaughter of unarmed civilians in Amritsar, his conscience drives him to sue The Crown and Dyer for genocide, challenging the British Empire’s narrative.
Aided by a young revolutionary, Pargat Singh (Krish Rao), and a determined law student, Dilreet Gill (Ananya Panday), Nair faces off against Neville McKinley (R. Madhavan), a jaded Anglo-Indian lawyer with a personal vendetta, appointed to defend the British. The intense courtroom battle exposes the colonial suppression of truth and media manipulation, while Nair’s pursuit of justice sparks a surge of patriotic resistance.