Anurag Kashyap’s directorial Kennedy, starring Rahul Bhat, was recently screened at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), where it received a thunderous response and praise. Both Anurag and Rahul have been nominated for the Best Director and Best Actor awards at the festival.

At NYIFF, the film played to a packed auditorium, followed by a post-screening session with Anurag and Rahul in attendance. Fans in the audience also urged for a release of the film in India.

Earlier, Rahul expressed his gratitude for being nominated in the best actor category for the film, saying, “I’m truly honoured to be nominated for Best Actor at NYIFF. The response in New York has been nothing short of surreal; the first screening of Kennedy sold out in just 40 seconds."

"A second show had to be added, and that kind of love is incredibly humbling. What’s even more heartening is that this isn’t just a one-off; everywhere Kennedy has been screened, it’s sold out within minutes. The response across the world has been overwhelming, and I’m deeply grateful for it," he added.

The film, produced by Ranjan Singh and Kabir Ahuja under Good Bad Films and Zee Studios, features Sunny Leone in a supporting role alongside Mohit Takalkar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Megha Burman, Karishma Modi, and Jeniffer Piccinato. Kennedy had its Indian premiere at the MAMI Film Festival in 2023 and has been awaiting release since then.