The first glance from Anurag Kashyap‘s next movie Kennedy, which stars Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat, has been released. Kennedy will have its world premiere in May at the famous Cannes Film Festival, it was announced a few days ago. It ended up being the 76th Cannes Film Festival’s lone Indian film.
Anurag posted two stills from Kennedy’s first look on Instagram, featuring actors Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat, respectively. Rahul Bhat is shown in the opening picture brandishing a gun at the camera in a close-up. In the second, Sunny Leone is still sporting a vintage appearance while looking chic in a yellow sari and large sunglasses.
Anurag captioned: “Meet Kennedy and Charlie @itsrahulbhat @sunnyleone @zeestudiosofficial @goodbadfilmsofficial.”
Sunny Leone penned down, “I am beyond belief at this amazing moment. One of the proudest moments of my entire career. The ONLY Indian film to be representing India at the prestigious @festivaldecannes. @anuragkashyap10 you are my light that has given me this chance to audition for this part. I will forever be your “Charlie” thank you to the moon and back. @itsrahulbhat you are our Kennedy and the one who is going to keep the world on edge with your performance! Love ya and so proud! “Cann kholke sunlo” I am super excited to announce my next film #Kennedy is in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival! Directed by Anurag Kashyap, Kennedy will premiere as part of the Official Selection in the Midnight Screenings section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.”
Anurag Kashyap shared the following about the experience while creating this movie in a statement: “It’s a film and genre I always wanted to explore. It’s more polar than noir, inspired by the crime writing of Patrick Manchette and his comic book collaborations with Jacques Tardi, and the cinema of Melville. It’s also a deeply personal crime/police drama and is so grateful to Zee Studios, Shariq and team, Neeraj, Bhumika, my producers Ranjan, Kabir and Kavan, my whole team, my partners in crime Sylver, Kazvin, Prashant,,, who helped me shape it. Rahul Bhat, who gave 8 months of his life; Sunny Leone, who took on the challenge of it, Mohit Takalkar for taking it on…am just grateful at the moment.”
Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy was chosen for the festival’s Midnight Screenings on Thursday, according to the Cannes Film Festival’s official Twitter account. “KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP #SéanceDeMinuit / #MidnightScreenings #Cannes2023,” the tweet read.
At the festival, Anurag previously debuted Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly, and Raman Raghav 2.0. Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, starring Alaya F and Karan Mehta, was Anurag’s most recent film. The rom-com hit theatres on February 3.
