{"id":13060,"date":"2026-02-23T00:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=13060"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:11:13","slug":"from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"From Darkness to Applause: How Anurag Kashyap\u2019s Kennedy Shone at International Film Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anurag Kashyap brings up bold and blunt filmmaking. His movies bring up the essence of grit, anger, revenge and grief beautifully on screen. Anurag Kashyap sometimes brings up the stories that appear to be quite uncomfortable, and Kennedy on ZEE5 is exactly that kind of movie. It brings up a dark, slow, brooding story that refuses to hold your hand. The movie, at the same time, feels quite heavy on the inside and has got the spotlight on the international stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/#The_Movie_of_Anurag_Kashyap_That_Rarely_Felt_Like_a_Festival_Movie\" title=\"The Movie of Anurag Kashyap That Rarely Felt Like a Festival Movie\">The Movie of Anurag Kashyap That Rarely Felt Like a Festival Movie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/#The_Midnight_Screening_At_Cannes_Film_Festival\" title=\"The Midnight Screening At Cannes Film Festival\">The Midnight Screening At Cannes Film Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/#The_Festival_Journey_of_Kennedy_After_Cannes\" title=\"The Festival Journey of Kennedy After Cannes\">The Festival Journey of Kennedy After Cannes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/#What_Made_Kennedy_Resonate_Internationally\" title=\"What Made Kennedy Resonate Internationally?\">What Made Kennedy Resonate Internationally?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/memecontest-lb-1074149212.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/global\/blog\/from-darkness-to-applause-how-anurag-kashyaps-kennedy-shone-at-international-film-festivals\/#The_Journey_From_Darkness_To_Applause\" title=\"The Journey From Darkness To Applause\">The Journey From Darkness To Applause<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie has already premiered at Cannes and has also received an invitation to the other major festivals, and has built up a reputation as one of the strongest movies of this year. It is a beautiful story of a broken man, his sleepless nights, blood-soaked revenge and a lot more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Movie_of_Anurag_Kashyap_That_Rarely_Felt_Like_a_Festival_Movie\"><\/span>The Movie of Anurag Kashyap That Rarely Felt Like a Festival Movie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/anurag-kashyap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anurag Kashyap\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/kennedy\/0-0-1z5902658\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kennedy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on ZEE5 brings the story of Uday Shetty (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/rahul-bhat\/filmography\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rahul Bhat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) who was previously a police officer and was declared dead after a failed operation. His son was being killed in the crossfire tied to the police corruption. The man behind this brutal murder was the powerful police commissioner himself. Uday survived the incident and changed his name to Kennedy. He becomes a contract killer for the same corrupt system. He doesn&#8217;t sleep and talks too much. He just kills, and every killing brings him closer to the one target he really wants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlie (Sunny Leone) is a mysterious woman and the only person in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/genre\/thriller\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">thriller movie <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who listens to Kennedy very carefully and doesn\u2019t judge him. Her small act becomes the only light in Kennedy\u2019s world. The movie takes the audience through two different timelines, i.e. past and present, where we can see Uday as a father and Kennedy as a contract killer. Mumbai, after the lockdown, appears to be quite empty and dead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Midnight_Screening_At_Cannes_Film_Festival\"><\/span>The Midnight Screening At Cannes Film Festival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kennedy was a part of the midnight screenings section of Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. The section brings up bold <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">movies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The movie offered a slow-burning rage of 148 minutes to the audience. The performance of Rahul Bhat was the talk of the night. The movie impressed the critics and got appreciation for its quiet violence and loud silence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The performance of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/sunny-leone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunny Leone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is quite restrained and effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The makers of the movie have perfectly created the atmosphere of post-lockdown in Mumbai, where we can see the empty streets and dim lights. Cannes gave Kennedy something that most of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/lang\/hindi?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22405199967&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADEa-AqpBozdt9PfxgYePE3PD_3CN&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA7-rMBhCFARIsAKnLKtA4e1VfwORhTxlBolxzCAAW_EyGAdabTMTDTERrijB5Qy9_x2x12CMaAg8yEALw_wcB\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian movies <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">never get, and that is international attention without compromising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Festival_Journey_of_Kennedy_After_Cannes\"><\/span>The Festival Journey of Kennedy After Cannes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After making a successful entry in Cannes, the Kennedy movie got a chance to be highlighted at Toronto International Film Festival as well. It was a part of the Contemporary World Cinema section there. The audience response to the movie is quite strong and leaves the audience questioning about the different topics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kennedy also got the opportunity of being presented at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Busan has a reputation for championing bold Asian cinema, and the Kennedy movie fits perfectly into it. The Korean critics also have appreciated the visual language of the movie and the way it has used silence. Adding more to it, Kennedy is also a part of the special screening at Jio\u00a0 MAMI Mumbai 2023. The festival run of the Kennedy movie is all about the respect that it has gained all across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Made_Kennedy_Resonate_Internationally\"><\/span><b>What Made Kennedy Resonate Internationally?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kennedy movie on ZEE5 doesn\u2019t include any big songs, item numbers and over-the-top heroism. In fact, it brings up a quiet, deliberate and brutal story that connects with the international audiences. The story of the Kennedy movie appears to be quite Indian at its core. This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/genre\/suspense?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22405199967&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADEa-AqpBozdt9PfxgYePE3PD_3CN&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA7-rMBhCFARIsAKnLKtBVZjBAaAkNuw7MOg5oWVdkug9o7ORPES3rhpL7rE6hTT252jAklywaAnTgEALw_wcB\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">suspense movie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gives the audience the essence of corruption in India. It beautifully shows the audience how the family loss turns a man into a monster in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The performance by Rahul Bhat is the biggest talking point of the movie. He is leading the movie with an intense, internal and completely believable performance that appears quite realistic. Charlie\u2019s performance in the movie is also quite surprising and effective. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/abhilash-thapliyal\/filmography\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abhilash Thapliyal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=Megha+Burman+on+zee5&amp;sca_esv=4ca364c6bf4cd7e9&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n7cwRrB26yu-2Fv2balTeeh-bZWvA%3A1771782457881&amp;ei=OUGbabm4NeSLvr0PmuWFkAU&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj5uJWA1O2SAxXkha8BHZpyAVIQ4dUDCBM&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Megha+Burman+on+zee5&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFE1lZ2hhIEJ1cm1hbiBvbiB6ZWU1MggQIRigARjDBEjvDlAAWO0KcAB4AJABAJgBxwGgAewCqgEDMC4yuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAICoAL2AsICChAhGAoYoAEYwwSYAwDiAwUSATEgQJIHBTAuMS4xoAfwA7IHBTAuMS4xuAf2AsIHAzAuMsgHBIAIAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megha Burman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spell magic on the audience through their powerful performances. Cinematographer Sylvester Fonseca has beautifully turned Mumbai city into a character that appears to be connecting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Journey_From_Darkness_To_Applause\"><\/span><b>The Journey From Darkness To Applause<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kennedy movie on ZEE5 started its journey in darkness, where a man was presumed to be dead, a city in lockdown and a director who brings up bold stories on screen. The movie has made a successful entry at Cannes and different other film festivals. Each screening of the movie added weight to its reputation. The movie has gained huge appreciation for being honest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Bio of Author: Gayatri Tiwari is an experienced digital strategist and entertainment writer, bringing 20+ years of content expertise to one of India\u2019s largest OTT platforms. 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