Kesari 2 box office collection Day 2: After the much anticipated Kesari sequel, the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre based film, Kesari Chapter 2 released in theatres on April 18. The Akshay Kumar-Ananya Pandey starrer had a slow start to its theatrical run after a Rs 7.5 crore box office collection as per Sacnilk reports. Among the top grossers for Bollywood icon Akshay Kumar, Housefull 4 ranks on top with its Hindi net collection of Rs 210 crore.
This intense courtroom drama has been received well by the audiences and popular voices like Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. This Dharma Production had an overall 20% occupancy in Hindi on its first Friday seeing massive audiences in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.
Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, the Kesari 2 release date marks the 106th anniversary of the horrifying Jallianwala Bagh incident in 1919. The film is a dramatisation of the life story of C. Sankaran Nair, the lawyer who took the British to court and fought for the truth behind the event.
Starring R Madhavan and Ananya Pandey in key roles, Kesari 2 is among the top five grossers for the female actor. Despite of a 8.6 IMDb rating, 9.4 BookMyShow rating and raging twitter reviews, the film still has a slow performance.
However, it is expected to perform well over its first weekend after giving steep competition to Sunny Deol’s Jaat. After collecting Rs 3 crore in advance bookings, the film has great potential to become another blockbuster of 2025. Fans on X are calling it the best performance of Akshay Kumar so far and are liking the contemporary twist on Ananya Pandey’s character.
Actors like Suneil Shetty and Rana Daggubati have expressed their support and elation with the film. As per fans online, the film has not raised awareness about the unsung heroes like C Sankaran but also helped audiences get a deeper look at the Jallianwala Bagh incident and its horrifying reality of the British raj.