Kesari (2019) on Netflix
NR20192h 30mActionDramaHistory
A British officer scorns Indian soldiers, so Havildar Ishar Singh defies orders to rescue an Afghan woman from tribesmen. Sent to Saragarhi Fort, he imposes discipline on a garrison in a mess.
- Netflix2.7/5
- IMDb7.4/1026,633 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes33%
Trailer
Plot summary
Havildar Ishar Singh serves in the 36th Sikhs Regiment, and his unit is stationed at Gulistan Fort along the frontier that separates British land from Afghanistan. The British officer in command scorns Indian troops and envies Ishar Singh's fighting skill. On patrol the men come upon Pashtun tribesmen under Saidullah, who mean to kill a married Afghan woman for refusing the husband her family chose. The officer will not let his troops interfere, so Ishar Singh goes against that order, fights the tribesmen and takes her to safety. When the Afghans then strike Gulistan, his superiors blame him for the broken peace and send him to Saragarhi Fort, a signal post linking Gulistan with Lockhart, where the soldiers have let their discipline slip. Saidullah, meanwhile, is gathering the tribes.
Cast
- 'Om' Rakesh Chaturvedias Saidullah
- Vivek Sainias Jiwan Singh
- Vansh Bhardwajas Lance Naik Chanda Singh
- Pritbal Palias Gurvukh Singh
- Ravinder Pawaras Attar Singh
- Surmeet Basraas Gurmukh Singh
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kesari (2019)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Kesari began as a Salman Khan and Karan Johar production about the Battle of Saragarhi with Akshay Kumar in the lead, but Khan left for a similarly themed film starring Ajay Devgn. Johar and Kumar then announced in October 2017 that Khan had quit and that the film would be called Kesari.
- The film is based on the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi, where 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army's 36th Sikhs Regiment fought 10,000 to 12,000 Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen.
