Updated On: 20 February, 2026 10:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy is a dark, atmospheric noir anchored by a gripping performance from Rahul Bhat. Set in pandemic-era Mumbai, the film traces the psychological unraveling of a hitman trapped in a corrupt system

Rahul Bhat in Kennedy
After a long wait, festival acclaim, and multiple delays, Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy has finally arrived in India. Starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, the noir thriller premiered at international film festivals two years ago to strong critical reception. Following cuts and modifications by the CBFC, the film is now streaming on ZEE5.
Bhat plays the titular Kennedy- a man who wasn’t always Kennedy, a driver for a premier cab service and a contract killer. Once known as Uday Shetty, a cop now presumed dead, he lives in pandemic-stricken Mumbai, operating in isolation as a hired killer for a corrupt police commissioner. He executes assignments without question, driven by the promise of information about Saleem- a gangster he holds a deeply personal vendetta against.