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Filmi Score
Very good
12 reviews
69
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Critics largely call Kennedy a haunting, atmospheric return to form for Kashyap with career-defining work from Rahul Bhat and a surprising Sunny Leone, though many flag a convoluted plot, over-explained conspiracy, and sagging momentum in the back half.
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Summary
Kennedy (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 69 from 12 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
An insomniac former cop, Kennedy has been presumed dead for years. Yet, in secret, he continues to serve a corrupt system while seeking redemption. Halfway between thriller and film noir, Kennedy chronicles a violent and bloody vendetta in the dark streets of Mumbai. At the rate of the murders, Kennedy's character reveals itself more and more and sinks into a spiral that seems to have no way out.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Anurag Kashyap · music Aamir Aziz & Boyblanck & Shashwat Dwivedi
Anurag KashyapDirector · Writer
Aamir AzizMusic
BoyblanckMusic
Shashwat DwivediMusic
Sylvester FonsecaCinematography
Tanya ChhabriaEditing
Deepak KattarEditing
Rahul BhatLead
Sunny Leone
Mohit Takalkar
Megha Burman
Haripriya Manish Lodhia
Shrikant Yadav
Abhilash Thapliyal
Aamir Dalvi
Karishma Modi
Kurush Deboo
Vaisakh Shankar
Dipti Joshi
Full crew
SoundAkshay Indikar · Kunal Sharma
Production designKazvin Dangor · Dino Shankar
CostumePrashant Sawant
LyricsShashwat Dwivedi · Aamir Aziz
ActionSunil Rodrigues
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Summary
An insomniac former cop, Kennedy has been presumed dead for years. Yet, in secret, he continues to serve a corrupt system while seeking redemption. Halfway between thriller and film noir, Kennedy chronicles a violent and bloody vendetta in the dark streets of Mumbai. At the rate of the murders, Kennedy's character reveals itself more and more and sinks into a spiral that seems to have no way out.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
12 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 12 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Devesh Sharma · 20 Feb 2026
Kennedy Movie Review: Rahul Bhat Shines in This Neo-noir Film | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 21 Feb 2026
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 78
80
Abhimanyu Mathur · 21 Feb 2026
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Aishwarya Vasudevan · 20 Feb 2026
Kennedy review: Anurag Kashyap’s 'ticking bomb' stutters but remains sharp, even in an era of hyper-violence Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Saibal Chatterjee · 26 May 2023
Kennedy Review: Rahul Bhat Plays Central Character With Phenomenal Panache Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 76
60
Deepansh Duggal · 20 Feb 2026
Duggal is won over by Kennedy's anti-establishment courage, calling it 'the most important film of our times,' but admits it works better as… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
YouTube · transcript read · 29 May 2023
Tyagi calls Kennedy a personal, atmospheric return to form for Kashyap, strongly acted and scored, but finds the screenplay convoluted and at… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
70
Sanap calls Kennedy a bleak, unflinching character study anchored by excellent work from Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, recommending it as 'a strong… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Shubham Kulkarni · 20 Feb 2026
Kennedy Movie Review: Anurag Kashyap Delivers A Boldly Political Crime Drama, It’s Numbingly Brutal But Also Convoluted! Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
70
Angel Rani · 20 Feb 2026
Rani calls Kennedy a graphically violent but thoughtful character study, with a terrific Rahul Bhat and a surprising Sunny Leone, concluding that… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Nandini Ramnath · 20 Feb 2026
Ramnath praises Kennedy's hallucinatory Mumbai atmosphere and a breakout Sunny Leone performance, but faults Kashyap for losing his 'train of… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
55
Shubhra Gupta · 20 Feb 2026
Kennedy movie review: Anurag Kashyap’s fury-fuelled noir drowns in its own darkness Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 38
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 12 readings; 7 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Kennedy: quick answers
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What is Kennedy's OTT release date?
Kennedy arrived on OTT on 20 Feb 2026 on ZEE5 in India.
Where can I watch Kennedy?
Kennedy is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Kennedy?
Kennedy has a Filmi Score of 69 (Very good), the mean of 12 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 38 (The Indian Express) to 80 (Filmfare). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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