April 13, 1919. Date engraved in blood and memory. Just 106 years ago today, thousands of unarmed civilians gathered on Jallianwala Bagh and were only shot without warning.
The film reveals how Sankaran Nair, a senior member of the Governor’s Council, stood up and fought for the truth after the brutal massacre of 1919. This story highlights how Neil proves that Neil’s Holocaust is not a reaction to the riots, but a calculation act, and we will call on what we are calling today that we will be calling on belonging to Genocide.
One of the movie’s boldest arguments is that the Holocaust is not spontaneous – it was intentional.
“There was an airplane flying over Bagh to check if enough people gathered. There were army summons – Gurkha troops and Baluch soldiers – Sikh infantry were placed completely in the dark because if they knew, they would be in their arms.”
Tyagi recalls watching a documentary where General Dell’s great-granddaughter defended his move, saying people gathered the raiders, which was a deep disturbance. “That interview really angered me. She marked the people who came to Jalianwara as predators. The film was important because after the Holocaust, the Empire fell into speeding in a huge length. They tried their best.
Despite being Akshay Kumar’s star-driven movie, Kesari Chapter 2 begins as an independent project. For Tyagi, the message is clear:
“Did you know that Kaisari is the color of revolution? For us, the baton of revolution is passed to a story of a man on the empire. Revolution seems to be a big term, but its essence is simple, very simple – stick to it.”
Tyagi also praised Kumar’s performance in the film and said: “His support for me has been incredible. I just want the audience to watch the movie because I think it’s one of his best performances. He heard the story of his grandfather, his father. So he felt a personal connection to the tragedy.”
With the release of the film, Tyagi wants the audience to walk away with a core message – best captured in the Pablo Neruda Quote used in the film: “The Empire perished because they listened to their lawyers and ministers, not to the poets. The Empire must listen to the ordinary people of this country.”
