Kesari
Seen it?2019 | 151 min | Action, Drama, History, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved Zulu or Rush, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 31 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
33% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 253K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anurag Singh
- Akshay KumarHavildar Ishar Singh
- Parineeti ChopraJeevani Kaur
- Mir SarwarKhan Masud
- Ashwath BhattGul Badshah Khan
- 'Om' Rakesh ChaturvediSaidullah
- Suvinder VickyNaik Lal Singh
- Vivek SainiJiwan Singh
- Vansh BhardwajLance Naik Chanda Singh
- Pritbal PaliGurvukh Singh
- Vikram KochharGulab Singh