Kennedy OTT Release Date
Kennedy will premiere on OTT on 20 February 2026, arriving almost three years after its first public screening at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
The film travelled through the festival circuit, Cannes in May 2023, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in October 2023, plus several other international showcases, without a wide Indian theatrical release, which always felt a bit like a tease for Kashyap fans back home.
That long gap has actually built a strange kind of hype: people have read reviews, seen stills of Rahul Bhat lurking in neon-lit corridors, watched interviews about the film’s politics and noir style, but haven’t been able to legally stream it in India.
So this OTT date isn’t just “one more Friday drop”; it’s the moment when a very specific section of audience, Kashyap loyalists, festival followers, and Sunny Leone curiosity-watchers, finally gets to catch up with a movie they’ve only heard about through headlines and word-of-mouth.
Where to Watch Kennedy?
Kennedy will stream exclusively on ZEE5 in India from 20 February 2026, and will also be available via OTTplay Premium bundles that include ZEE5.
There’s no complicated windowing here: no limited rental, no pay-per-view phase being talked about, just a straight direct-to-digital premiere.
If you already use ZEE5 for Hindi and regional films, this one slides neatly into that “late-night, headphones on” watchlist. Kennedy is a neo-noir crime thriller set in a grim, morally broken Mumbai, not exactly Sunday-afternoon-with-family fare.
The tone is dark, the pacing deliberate, and the world pretty suffocating, which honestly suits home viewing: you can take breaks, rewind a tense conversation, or just sit with a scene for a second without worrying about someone kicking your seat in a theatre.
The direct-to-OTT choice also fits how a lot of Kashyap’s work gets discovered now.
Films like Ugly and Raman Raghav 2.0 built much of their long-term audience on streaming, where people stumbled onto them out of curiosity and then started recommending them in that “this is not for everyone, but you should watch it” tone.
Kennedy feels destined for exactly that kind of late discovery and quiet cult status.
Kennedy Movie Cast
Kennedy is led by Rahul Bhat as Uday Shetty, an ex-cop presumed dead who now moves through Mumbai’s underbelly under the alias “Kennedy,” with Sunny Leone playing Charlie, the mysterious woman who complicates his already fractured world.
Around them is a supporting cast that leans into the film’s crooked-system vibe: Mohit Takalkar as Rasheed Khan, a corrupt police commissioner; Abhilash Thapliyal; and Shrikant Yadav, among others.
Key cast and crew at a glance:
- Rahul Bhat as Uday Shetty / Kennedy – an insomniac ex-police officer turned contract killer, still chasing a personal vendetta and some twisted idea of justice.
- Sunny Leone as Charlie – a glamorous, opaque presence who draws Kennedy deeper into a web of desire, deception, and danger.
- Mohit Takalkar as Rasheed Khan – the powerful, corrupt commissioner who uses Kennedy as a weapon in a rigged system.
- Abhilash Thapliyal and Shrikant Yadav in key supporting roles that populate this night-time Mumbai of cops, fixers, and ghosts from Kennedy’s past.
- Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, produced by Good Bad Films and Zee Studios.
For Rahul Bhat, Kennedy is the third outing with Kashyap after Ugly and Dobaaraa, and most early festival reactions single out his performance as one of the film’s biggest strengths, tired eyes, bottled-up rage, and that specific way Kashyap’s protagonists always look half-done with the world.
Sunny Leone’s casting created a lot of pre-release chatter too; Cannes reactions noted how she plays Charlie with a mix of vulnerability and playfulness that undercuts the usual stereotypes about her screen image.
Disclaimer:
The OTT release date, platform details, cast information, and festival history mentioned above are based on public announcements, trade reports, and entertainment news sources available at the time of writing. Streaming availability, regional access, and release schedules may change without prior notice depending on ZEE5’s policies and licensing agreements. This content is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not an official statement from the filmmakers, ZEE5, or the production studios.
