Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, and Ananya Panday’s new historical movie, Kesari Chapter 2, hit theaters on Friday.
On its first day, the film earned Rs 7.50 crore, according to Sacnilk. The number of people attending the movie was low, with around 20% of theater seats filled. Attendance was a little higher in the evening shows (27.80%) compared to the morning shows (12.67%).
The movie was made on a budget of Rs 150 crore and stars Akshay Kumar as the famous lawyer C. Sankaran Nair. It tells the untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place on April 13, 1919, during the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar. Thousands of people had gathered to peacefully protest the Rowlatt Act and demand the release of leaders Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. British officer Brigadier General Reginald Dyer ordered his soldiers to open fire on the unarmed crowd without warning.
The Ministry of Culture says 1,650 bullets were fired, and the shooting only stopped when the soldiers ran out of ammunition. While British reports say 291 people died, Indian estimates suggest that more than 500 people lost their lives.
Kesari 2 is a follow-up to the 2019 movie Kesari, which told the story of the Battle of Saragarhi, where 21 Sikh soldiers fought against 10,000 Pashtun fighters. The first film also featured Parineeti Chopra in an important role.
