Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is gearing up with his new project ‘Kennedy’, on Friday unveiled the first look poster of lead actors- Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone Anurag shared the first-look posters for fans on Instagram. The first look poster shows Rahut in an intense look, with minimal red light falling on his arms and illuminating his face. With pistol in hand. Sunny Leone, on the other hand, looks regal in her retro avatar, looking resplendent in a saree teamed with a printed shrug and a pair of classy shades. Sharing the posters, he wrote, “Meet Kennedy and Charlie @itsrahulbhat @sunnyleone @zeestudiosofficial @goodbadfilmsofficial.” ‘Kennedy’ starring Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt and Abhilash Thapliyal. Details about the film have been kept under wraps. and the film to premiere at the Festival de Cannes 2023. Coming from the house of Zee Studios and Good Bad Films, ‘Kennedy’ is essentially a cop noir film by Anurag Kashyap. The film revolves around an insomniac ex-cop, long thought dead, but still working for a corrupt system, and searching for redemption. The film stars Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in lead roles and has been selected for midnight screening at Cannes Film Festival 2023. Announcing the film, Shariq Patel, CBO, Zee Studios said, “Working with Anurag Kashyap is always a creatively enriching experience. With Kennedy, we reaffirm our commitment to communicate Indian stories globally. We are thrilled that Kennedy is the only one to have an Indian film premiering at the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes.” Director Anurag Kashyap also said, “It’s a film and genre that I’ve always wanted to explore. It’s more polarizing than noir, a nod to Patrick Manchett’s crime writing and his comic book collaborations with Jacques Tardy and Inspired by the cinema of Melville. It is also an in-depth personal crime/police drama and Zee Studios, Shariq and team, Neeraj, Bhumika, my producers Ranjan, Kabir and Kavan, my entire team, my partners in crime Silver, Qazvin , I am very grateful to Prashant who helped me shape it. Rahul Bhat who gave 8 months of his life, Sunny Leone who challenged it, Mohit Takalkar took it… At this point I am grateful. To Good Bad Films Producer Ranjan Singh said, “It is always fun and enriching to make films with Anurag, especially films that come from his heart. Kennedy’s journey has been similar and yet different, as the film was conceived in lockdown and shot a year later. And Zee Studios has been the best of partners for the film and we now have a midnight screening premiere at the Festival de Cannes Excited to start the journey of the film with.” Kennedy is written and directed by Anurag Kashyap starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone. The film is produced by Zee Studios, Ranjan Singh and Kabir Ahuja. The DOP of the film is Sylvester Fonseca. The music supervisor of the film is Ashish Narula and the songs are by Aamir Aziz and Boyblank. The editors of the film are Tanya Chhabria and Deepak Katar.
Anurag Kashyap shares intriguing first look of ‘Kennedy’ directed by Rahul Bhatt, Sunny Leone
