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After a protracted wait, Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy, starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, was finally released on Friday, February 20, on Zee5. The acclaimed film premiered on the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The identical 12 months, it was screened on the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, that too within the sprawling Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, where it got a thunderous response from the 1000+ attendees. Last 12 months, Anurag had revealed in an interview that Vijay Sethupathi could be mentioned under ‘Special Thanks’ in Kennedy, but didn’t reveal the explanation behind it. True to his statement, the favored actor is indeed credited, with Javed Akhtar also featuring within the ‘Special Thanks’ list.
EXCLUSIVE: Anurag Kashyap reveals why Vijay Sethupathi and Javed Akhtar have been mentioned under ‘Special Thanks’ in Kennedy
Bollywood Hungama exclusively spoke to Anurag Kashyap to know the explanation behind their mentions. Anurag revealed, “Vijay made some edit suggestions into the film.” As for Javed Akhtar, he replied, “Earlier, we had used a dialogue from Javed Saab. But later, it got edited.”
In an event hosted by The Hindu in May 2025, Anurag Kashyap revealed how Vijay Sethupathi convinced him to take up the role of the antagonist within the 2024 cult Tamil flick, Maharaja. At the moment, Anurag had said, “After Imaikka Nodigal (2018), I said no to quite a lot of South movies because every other day, a South film would come to me. It began post-Kennedy. I used to be within the post-production of Kennedy. I used to be always meeting Vijay Sethupathi at my neighbour’s.”
Anurag continued, “He (Vijay Sethupathi) said there’s this amazing story, and so they’ve (the makers of Maharaja) been trying to succeed in you. I said no first. Then he helped me find something in Kennedy. He has a ‘Thank You’ card in Kennedy. Then I couldn’t say no to him. Then I said, ‘Listen, I actually have to get my daughter married next 12 months, and I don’t think I can afford it.’ Then Vijay Sethupathi said, ‘We’ll aid you.’ And Maharaja happened (laughs).”
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