‘Kennedy’ poster: Anurag Kashyap takes a dark trip with Rahul Bhatt, Sunny Leone

The official poster of ‘Kennedy’

Anurag Kashyap on Monday dropped the poster of his detective noir movie, Kennedy. Starring Rahut Bhatt and Sunny Leone, the movie will premiere on the Cannes Movie Pageant subsequent month within the Midnight Screenings part.

Kennedy revolves round an insomniac ex-cop, performed by Bhatt, who’s assumedly lifeless however continues to function for the corrupt system.

The poster exhibits Bhatt, in a darkish officer’s jacket and masks, holding a gun in his hand. Leone’s character is glimpsed laughing wildly in a black drape.

In a latest interview, Kashyap revealed Kennedy was influenced by the works of French crime novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette and his collaborations with the comedian artist Jacques Tardi. He additionally cited the movies of Jean-Pierre Melville as an affect.

Kashyap had beforehand directed Bhatt in Ugly (2013) and Dobaaraa (2022).

Speaking about Kennedy, Rahul Bhatt mentioned in an announcement, “Three years in the past, my life fell aside and simply once I felt I couldn’t plunge deeper into an abyss, there got here alongside Anurag Kashyap who confirmed me aspects of darkness that I didn’t even know existed inside me.

He added, “ Kennedy is a personality that each ripped me aside and stitched me again once more. The movie’s official choice to Cannes is additional validation to the genius of Anurag and I might be eternally indebted to him for making me his Kennedy.”