Bollywood has created several movies on the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy and Akshay Kumar-starrer Kesari Chapter 2 is the new addition to it. Also starring Ananya Panday and R Madhavan, the movie tells the story of C Sankaran Nair, who fought against the Crown in the court. It is based on the book ‘The Case That Shook The Empire’, written by Nair’s great grandson Raghu Palat and his wife Pushpa Palat.
Kesari Chapter 2 Box Office Collection Day 3:
Kesari Chapter 2, as per report by the website Sacnilk, collected Rs 12.25 crore on day 3. The movie witnessed a significant increase its numbers from its opening day and has earned Rs 29.75 crore in total.
The movie is also basking in the glory of praise as many celebrities and politicians came forward to show their support for the project. Even PM Narendra Modi mentioned the contribution of C Sankaran Nair in one of his speech. Sharing PM Modi’s video on Instagram, Akshay wrote, “Thank you Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji for remembering the great Chettur Sankaran Nair ji and his contribution to our freedom struggle. It is so important that we as a nation, especially the younger generation values the great women and men who fought valiantly to ensure that we breathe in a free country! Our Kesari Chapter 2, is a humble effort to remind everyone that we must never take our freedom for granted!”
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For the unversed, Akshay Kumar played the role of C Sankaran Nair, who fought against the Crown in the court to hold them accountable for Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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