Mumbai: Akshay Kumar wants the British government and King Charles III to watch his upcoming film ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ and realise their mistake.
Recalling how his father told him stories about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Akshay said, “My grandfather witnessed the entire Jallianwala Bagh incident. He had told stories to my father about this, and my father told me. I have known a lot about the massacre since I was a child, so the film is very special to me. The event has been etched in my mind always… The most surprising thing was history doesn’t tell us what we actually need to know.”
Urging the British administration and royalty to watch the film, the Bollywood actor said, “I’m not here with a begging bowl to say, ‘They should say sorry’. I want them to at least watch this movie and realise the mistake. Other things will flow automatically from their mouth. The apology is bound to happen, it will flow on its own. But I want them to watch this film. I want the British government and King Charles to watch this film. They should see what happened. The rest will follow automatically.”
The trailer of ‘Kesari Chapter 2’, released earlier this month, gave fans a glimpse into the powerful court battle led by lawyer C Sankaran Nair (played by Akshay), who fought a legal battle against General Dyer and the British Raj after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.
The film also stars Ananya Panday as a law student and R Madhavan as Neville McKinley. The film is scheduled to be released on April 18.
