Our Bureau
Mumbai
The director of ‘Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh’, Karan Singh Tyagi has come out in support of the lead actress of the movie Ananya Pandey after some netizens trolled her acting in the film that has so far grossed Rs. 50 crores on the box office.
During his conversation with News18, Karan revealed how people in theatres clapped during her entry scene in the film and said, “The audiences have given her character so much love that I would like to look at the positive. I would like to look at the love that she’s getting. Two days ago, there was a screening in Hyderabad. Some people sent me videos from there. The audience was clapping at her entry scene. She was one female lawyer in a room filled with men. And that in itself is the perfect response to all the negative comments.”
Highlighting unnecessary hate as a common phenomenon in the age of growing social media, he remarked, “That’s the age we’re living in. People jump to conclusions very easily. There are clickbait headlines written, but as they say, kuch toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna (people love to talk). We just have to put our head down and work. I’m all for dissent and criticism because that gives you the opportunity to learn. But I see very unnecessary hate on social media today, which tends to become toxic certain times. It’s tragic! This is the ill-effect of social media and we’ve to learn to live it with.”
Tyagi revealed that he offered the second edition of Kesari to Ananya after being blown away by her strong performance in the film ‘Gehraiyaan’. He also noted that Ananya learnt the dialect for her character through a one-year training while she picked up the mannerisms of a female lawyer by visiting the Bombay High Court.
Starring Akshay Kumar in the lead and Ananya Panday as lawyer Dilreet Gill, Kesari Chapter 2 was released on April 18, 2025, and has since maintained steady momentum becoming a notable success amid stiff competition.
