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| education =[[Government Law College, Mumbai|Government Law College]], [[Mumbai]]<br>[[Harvard Law School]]<br />
| occupation = Lawyer<br>Writer<br>Film director<br />
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| known_for = ''[[Kesari Chapter 2]]'' (2025)<br />
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| awards = [[IFFI Best Debut Director Award]] (2025)<br />
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'''Karan Singh Tyagi''' (born c. 1985) is an Indian lawyer and writer, best known as co-writer and director of the 2025 Hindi film ''[[Kesari Chapter 2]]''.<ref name=Shah2025>{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Jigar |title=‘I wanted to honour the martyrs Of Jallianwala Bagh’: Karan Singh Tyagi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-wanted-to-honour-the-martyrs-of-jallianwala-bagh-karan-singh-tyagi/articleshow/120608536.cms |access-date=22 November 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518235615/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-wanted-to-honour-the-martyrs-of-jallianwala-bagh-karan-singh-tyagi/articleshow/120608536.cms |archive-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> <br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Karan Singh Tyagi was born in 1985 or 1986.<ref name=Seta2025>{{cite news |last1=Seta |first1=Fenil |title=WAVES 2025: Kesari Chapter 2 director Karan Singh Tyagi|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/waves-2025-kesari-chapter-2-director-karan-singh-tyagi-confesses-walked-2-kms-snow-watch-name-khan-summoned-entire-harvard-class-watch-movie-wishes-make-film-dr-b/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=6 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> He was brought up in [[Meerut]], India, before completing a law degree from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai|Government Law College]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=Print2025>{{cite news |title="We knew the story had to be told...": Karan Singh Tyagi on his directorial debut 'Kesari Chapter 2' |url=https://theprint.in/feature/we-knew-the-story-had-to-be-told-karan-singh-tyagi-on-his-directorial-debut-kesari-chapter-2/2600323/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=23 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122093742/https://theprint.in/feature/we-knew-the-story-had-to-be-told-karan-singh-tyagi-on-his-directorial-debut-kesari-chapter-2/2600323/ |archive-date=22 November 2025}}</ref> He later graduated from [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name="Intol">{{cite web |date=25 April 2025 |title=How Did Karan Singh Tyagi Turn a Colonial Courtroom Battle into Cinematic Gold? |url=https://www.intolegalworld.com/post/how-did-karan-singh-tyagi-turn-a-colonial-courtroom-battle-into-cinematic-gold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123130128/https://www.intolegalworld.com/post/how-did-karan-singh-tyagi-turn-a-colonial-courtroom-battle-into-cinematic-gold |archive-date=23 November 2025 |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=Intolegalworld |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early career and film==<br />
After working at law firms in Paris and New York, Tyagi took a [[sabbatical]] in 2015 to explore filmmaking in Mumbai.<ref name=Intol/><ref name=Singh2025>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Suhani |date=14 May 2025 |title=‘Kesari Chapter 2’ breaks fake narratives about Jallianwala Bagh killings: Karan Singh Tyagi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/kesari-chapter-2-breaks-fake-narratives-about-jallianwala-bagh-killings-karan-singh-tyagi-2724644-2025-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122091718/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/kesari-chapter-2-breaks-fake-narratives-about-jallianwala-bagh-killings-karan-singh-tyagi-2724644-2025-05-14 |archive-date=22 November 2025 |access-date=21 November 2025 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> Following his experience on [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]'s ''[[Rangoon (2017 Hindi film)|Rangoon]]'', he took to screenwriting.<ref name=Intol/><br />
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Tyagi directed the 2025 Hindi film ''[[Kesari Chapter 2]]''.<ref name=TOI2025>{{cite news |date=22 April 2025 |title=Karan Singh Tyagi reveals why Akshay Kumar used ‘f***k you’ in Kesari 2: 'To look the Britishers in the eye and say it for what they have done' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-singh-tyagi-reveals-why-akshay-kumar-used-fk-you-in-kesari-2-to-look-the-britishers-in-the-eye-and-say-it-for-what-they-have-done/articleshow/120521706.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122091157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-singh-tyagi-reveals-why-akshay-kumar-used-fk-you-in-kesari-2-to-look-the-britishers-in-the-eye-and-say-it-for-what-they-have-done/articleshow/120521706.cms |archive-date=22 November 2025 |access-date=21 November 2025 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The film was adapted from [[C. Sankaran Nair|Sir C. Sankaran Nair's]] grandson's 2019 book ''[[The Case That Shook The Empire]]'' based on the aftermath of the 1919 [[Jallianwala Bagh Massacre]] and the 1924 ''[[O'Dwyer v. Nair Libel Case|O'Dwyer v. Nair Libel Trial]]''.<ref name=TOI2025/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
In 2025 Tyagi received the [[IFFI Best Debut Director Award]] for ''[[Kesari Chapter 2]]'' at the [[56th International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IFFI 2025 closing ceremony: Rajinikanth receives honour, Vietnamese film ‘Skin of Youth’ wins The Golden Peacock |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/iffi-2025-closing-ceremony-rajinikanth-receives-honour-vietnamese-film-skin-of-youth-wins-the-golden-peacock/article70337682.ece#google_vignette |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=The Hindu |date=29 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129085227/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/iffi-2025-closing-ceremony-rajinikanth-receives-honour-vietnamese-film-skin-of-youth-wins-the-golden-peacock/article70337682.ece#google_vignette |archive-date=29 November 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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