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Kesari

In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.

Director(s)

Anurag Singh

Kunal Uday Mehta

Alyjah Sheikh

Kavya Pande

Eeshaan Roy

Ambica Rana

Manav Bhinder

Harshit Bhatia

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Cast & Crew

Vikram Kochhar

Vikram Kochhar

Gulab Singh

Carl A. Harte

Carl A. Harte

Lt Munn

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Havildar Ishar Singh

Bashir Lone

Bashir Lone

Shop Owner

R. Bhakti Klein

R. Bhakti Klein

Major Des Voeux

Edward Sonnenblick

Edward Sonnenblick

Lt. Lawrence

Mir Sarwar

Mir Sarwar

Khan Masud

Ashwath Bhatt

Ashwath Bhatt

Gul Badshah Khan

Mark Bennington

Mark Bennington

John Haughton

Bhawani Muzamil

Bhawani Muzamil

Sniper

Suvinder Vicky

Suvinder Vicky

Naik Lal Singh

Hariom Kalra

Hariom Kalra

Afgaan Tribal Chief

Kulbir Badesron

Kulbir Badesron

Jiwani's Mother

Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra

Jeevani Kaur

Harshit Bhatia

Harshit Bhatia

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Anurag Singh

Anurag Singh

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Ram Awana

Ram Awana

Gulwarien Beheader

Mushtaq Kak

Mushtaq Kak

Amir

Vansh Bhardwaj

Vansh Bhardwaj

Lance Naik Chanda Singh

'Om' Rakesh Chaturvedi

'Om' Rakesh Chaturvedi

Saidullah

Vivek Saini

Vivek Saini

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Pritbal Pali

Pritbal Pali

Gurvukh Singh

Ravinder Pawar

Ravinder Pawar

Attar Singh

Surmeet Basra

Surmeet Basra

Gurmukh Singh

Ajit Singh

Ajit Singh

Nand Singh

Sandeep Nahar

Sandeep Nahar

Buta Singh

Harwinder Singh Aujla

Harwinder Singh Aujla

Dava Singh

Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma

Bhola Singh

Adhrit Sharma

Adhrit Sharma

Uttam Singh

Harbhagwan Singh

Harbhagwan Singh

Bhagwan Singh

Rajdeep Singh Dhaliwal

Rajdeep Singh Dhaliwal

Ram Singh

Gurpreet Toti

Gurpreet Toti

Saheb Singh

Harry Brar

Harry Brar

Sundar Singh

Pali Sandhu

Pali Sandhu

Naravan Singh

Vikram Chouhan

Vikram Chouhan

Hira Singh

Gagneet Singh Makhan

Gagneet Singh Makhan

Hira Singh

Brahma Mishra

Brahma Mishra

Daad

Toranj Kayvon

Toranj Kayvon

Gulwarien

Rimple Dhindsa

Rimple Dhindsa

Sepoy Ram Singh

Sonia Albizuri

Sonia Albizuri

Nurse Teresa

Kunal Uday Mehta

Kunal Uday Mehta

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Alyjah Sheikh

Alyjah Sheikh

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Kavya Pande

Kavya Pande

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Eeshaan Roy

Eeshaan Roy

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Ambica Rana

Ambica Rana

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Manav Bhinder

Manav Bhinder

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Details

GenresAction, Drama, History, War
Runtime2h 31 mins
Released on21 Mar 2019
Languagehi
Produced InIndia
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Reviews

Bhargavi Chandrashekar

6/10

The souls of all those communities associated with it, always lies beneath the saffron. For the eyes, mind and heart, there is nothing more beautiful, more soothing and more soul stirring than the color Saffron. Just the glimpses of saffron color instantly pump that courage, valor, bravery and Divinity within. The saffron plays a very important part in our lives. We live for it, we defend it and we sacrifice for it. Kesari: The Saragarhi battle is one of the most remarkable and powerful chapters in the history of Bharat under British rule; which knowingly and royally ignored to communicate to the people of Bharat and for the obvious reason, yes you guessed it right. The Saragarhi battle was fought between 21 Sikhs and 10,000 Afghans at Saragarhi fort and this full blown battle lasted until the sunset and while defending their fort; the brave 21 Sikhs fought tooth and nail till their last breathe, but made sure a good number of Afghan-Jihads were buried in the debris of their own, in unrecognizable conditions. Akshay Kumar, is walking on a different planet these days, when all his contemporaries are falling one after the other by doing the routine, mundane films; he rediscovers himself for every 4th month and charts into different terrain only to scale the victorious peaks. This is his career best performance and for a change he gleefully glides into a slim Sikh role (could notice while doing a boomerang-bending kind stunts while attacking Jihadis with his visibly saffron-hot sword). All the other performances were on DOT. The story takes its time to build in the first half with necessary Sikh-comedy, typical Bollywood secularism, but it’s the second hour where the full blown action occupies all the frames. The cinematography is top notch and cynosure to the eyes, music is equally and emotionally-effective; while the BGM provokes the audience while setting up the war frames. The air within Bollywood is blowing in a different direction as these days the films are being made on the right concept and true heroes which is a welcome change. The Nationalists are lapping up such films wholeheartedly.

All Trailers

Kesari | Official Trailer | Akshay Kumar | Parineeti Chopra | Anurag Singh

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