Did you know, Anurag Kashyap wanted Vikram to headline Kennedy?

Anurag Kashyap is currently at Cannes 2023 for the premiere of his upcoming film Kennedy. Apart from the plot, the film also has an interesting story behind its name. In a recent conversation, the director reveals the real motive behind naming Kennedy.

Hyderabad: Anurag Kashyap, who is preparing for the midnight screening of his film Kennedy at the Cannes Film Festival, spoke with Anupama Chopra about the project. the bollywood director in the recent conversation talked about his upcoming film Kennedy and the reason behind its unique name. The critically acclaimed director was in talks with film critic Anupama Chopra when he revealed that the film was earlier called Kennedy Project.

Apparently, Anurag had an actor in mind to play the protagonist and so he named the film after him. On the massive revelation, Anupama couldn't hold back to ask who the actor was. Anurag went on to say that he approached Ponniyin Selvan star Chiyaan Vikram for the film, who's real name is Kennedy, and so he named the film after him. However, Vikram didn't respond and the film eventually went to Rahul Bhatt.

He is currently in France right now for the world premiere of his film Kennedy at the famous Cannes Film Festival 2023. Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane are in Cannes for the Kennedy Centre Honours. It has been chosen for a Midnight Screening at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Kennedy is directed by Anurag Kashyap and stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt, and Abhilash Thapliyal in the key roles. The plot centres around an insomniac ex-cop who was long supposed to be dead but is still working for the corrupt system and seeking redemption. Earlier, Anurag took to Instagram Stories to share a photo of himself posing on the red carpet with filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane. The two attended the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon, a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

In the red carpet photo, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya could be seen dressed up in black tuxedos. Anurag reshared the photo on Instagram stories, writing, "Wo aa gaya!!! GAYA WO AA. WO AA GAYA meri film ke liye." Vikramaditya first published the image on his Instagram stories.