Actor Ananya Panday has officially joined the cast of Akshay Kumar's Kesari: Chapter 2. On March 28, the makers shared the announcement with a motion poster of Panday, introduced as Dilreet Gill. The period drama revolves around the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Dharma Productions, the film's official
production house, introduced Ananya Panday's character Gill, stating, "Uss din Jallianwala Bagh mein jo hua, uska sach poori duniya ko pata chalna chahiye." Dressed as a lawyer in a white saree, the caption to the powerful motion poster read, "Embraced by compassion, fuelled by justice. Introducing Ananya Panday as Dilreet Gill in Kesari - Chapter 2 (sic)."