NYIFF 2025 Centerpiece Film - Kennedy

Kennedy
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Rahul Bhat, Sunny Leone
Run time: 2 Hours 22 mins
Language: Hindi, English
Year Made: 2023
Country: India

Synopsis:
Presumed dead for years, Kennedy is an insomniac former cop who continues to officiate for a corrupt system while seeking redemption.

The most influential Indian filmmaker of recent times with a superlative career including more than 50 films as a Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor and Actor. He was awarded the Knight of the order of Arts and Letter by the French government, in 2013, when India was the guest country at Cannes Film Festival, to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema. His last film Kennedy premiered at Cannes 2023, while his previous work continues to be acclaimed globally. His previous work starting with the Grand Jury Prize for Black Friday at IFFLA 2005, and a nomination at Locarno film Festival that year still remains one of the most acclaimed Indian films. 3 of his next 5 films had Director Fortnight Premieres, at Cannes, including Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly & Raman Raghav 2.0., a BAFTA Nomination for his produced film Lunch Box, and a host of Indian film Awards including Filmfare, Screen and Guild Awards. He is the face of Indian Cinema at various prestigious film festivals across the globe and has served as a jury on various prestigious film festivals as Sundance, Marrakesh & Busan.

As a producer, he has launched some young Directors with a unique voice as Vasan Bala, Ritesh Batra, Neeraj Ghaywan etc. whose films Peddlers, Lunch Box & Masaan viz. have premiered at Cannes. He has also produced various acclaimed and successful films like Udaan, Queen, Udta Punjab, Haraamkhor, Trapped etc.

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