Kennedy (film)

Kennedy is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It stars Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in the lead roles. The film marks the third collaboration of Kashyap and Bhat after Ugly (2013) and Dobaaraa (2022).

Kennedy premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 25 May.

Premise
Kennedy, an insomniac ex-police officer who operates secretly for the corrupt system, lives in different conditions and goes on a lookout for salvation.

Cast

 * Rahul Bhat as Kennedy
 * Sunny Leone as Charlie
 * Mohit Takalkar as Rasheed Khan
 * Abhilash Thapliyal as Chandan
 * Megha Burman

Reception
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised the performances and direction of the film and said that "the movie directed by Anurag Kashyap seldom takes a breath, which might be a little disconcerting at times. However, there is something alluring about a psychopath who vacillates between persistence and madness. Similar to the threat posed by a lethal, unseen illness that might be either biological or systemic, the hitman's brutal ravages. In this movie, the latter is more prevalent. Kennedy is ultimately just as much an Anurag Kashyap movie as it is a Rahul Bhat ride. The on-screen performance and the cinematic work are flawlessly balanced."