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Is Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh OK for kids?

2025 · Hindi · 2h 15m · ←Ratings75
Age guidance
18 and up
CBFC A · BBFC 15 · IMDA NC16 · our read 18+ · read from 10 reviews and the board’s record
18+
Parents should know
Strong violence: soldiers open fire on a crowd including children, leaving bloodstained corpses and severed limbs. A courtroom drama about the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the lawyer who fought the British Empire for justice. Also strong scary or upsetting scenes, strong sexual content and strong bad language.
Parents should know

18 and up

  • Strong violence
  • Strong language
  • Strong sex & nudity
  • Strong intense scenes

From 10 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC A certificate’s.

1 · CertificateCBFC A · 18+
2 · Filmi’s read6 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
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Filmi Score
Very good
10 reviews · Details →
75
Summary

A dramatization of the life story of C. Sankaran Nair, the lawyer who fought for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Filmi puts it at 18+, and the CBFC certified it A.

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Filmi Score
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75
Certificates
CBFC · IndiaA
BBFC · UK15
IMDANC16
The BBFC’s record

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The IMDA’s record

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Minimum age Source: CBFC
Certificate · BBFC
15minimum age 15 · 10 Apr 2025
Certificate · CBFC
Aminimum age 18
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Certificate · IMDA
NC1615 Apr 2025 · certified runtime 2h 13m

The record, item by item

Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“This film opens directly with the horrifying Jallianwala Bagh incident.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“The genocide scene is only slightly more than what was shown in the trailer.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“There's a letter scene, it will make you cry.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Thousands shot dead, the bullet-scarred wall where they fell.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“What really happened that day, the massacre, and how hard it was to prove it.” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the brutal massacre in 1919 which was nothing less than racist genocide” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“will truly give you goosebumps and make your blood boil with anger” view the record →
Language · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“liberally throwing the F word around” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“first 10 minutes are a recreation of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a British woman accuses her partner of sexual violence and it is proved false” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“A small child's hand emerges from under 1650 corpses, blood on the face.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“This is a brutal, disturbing film.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the brutal massacre in 1919 which was nothing less than racist genocide” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“first 10 minutes are a recreation of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“one of the darkest moments in Indian history” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“मूवी के वो फर्स्ट 15-20 मिनट मेरे लिए बहुत ज्यादा शॉकिंग एंड हार्ट वार्मिंग थे” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“We are going to roar like a lion and we need an apology from the British Empire.” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“story of standing up against authority” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“Nair is inspired by a survivor of the massacre, who stood up to the empire” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“an Indian lawyer who took it upon himself to bring General Reginald Dyer to justice” view the record →
Violence · Strong · BBFC
“There are depictions of a genocide in which soldiers open fire on a group of people, including children.” view the record →
Language · Strong · BBFC
“Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'prick', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'God' and 'damn'.” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · BBFC
“A woman is raped during a brief flashback sequence.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · BBFC
“A woman is raped during a brief flashback sequence.” view the record →
Violence · Strong · BBFC
“There is sight of heavily bloodstained corpses, surfaces, and severed limbs.” view the record →
Violence · Mild · IMDA
“Violence” view the record →

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Summary

A dramatization of the life story of C. Sankaran Nair, the lawyer who fought for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Parents ask

Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh OK for kids?

Filmi puts Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh at 18+ — suitable for 18 and over. The CBFC certified it A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.

What age is Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh suitable for?

18+, based on the CBFC rating of A. 4 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.

What content should parents know about in Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh?

What the record shows: violence — strong; language — strong; sex or nudity — strong; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — strong. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.

Did the censor board cut anything from Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh?

The CBFC certified it A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.

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