Bandar (film)

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Bandar
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Teaser poster
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Screenplay by
Produced by Nikhil Dwivedi
Starring
CinematographySaiyed Shaaz Rizvi
Edited by Aarti Bajaj
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 6 September 2025 (2025-09-06)(TIFF)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • English

Bandar (Monkey in a Cage) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language thriller crime drama film directed by Anurag Kashyap for Nikhil Dwivedi under his banner Saffron Magicworks. The film written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee is inspired by a real-life event. Starring Bobby Deol and Sanya Malhotra, it follows Samar, an aging television star whose celebrity is on the wane. [1] [2]

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The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025. [3]

Premise

Samar is a not-so-young TV star whose fame is fading. He is happy in his new relationship with a young woman, Khushi, when his ex, Gayatri, tries to return to his life. Instead of talking to her, he cuts off all contact and blocks her. But things take a serious turn when Gayatri accuses him of rape. He is soon arrested and faces a corrupt legal system determined to keep him in jail.

Cast

Production

The film an adaptation of Anurag Kashyap’s unpublished written with two other authors, has the screenplay by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee. Principal photography of the film began on 14 May 2024 in Mumbai. [1] [4]

Release

Bandar had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025. [5] [6] [7]

It was reported on 6 September that the film is expected to release in Indian theatres in late 2025 or early 2026. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sanya Malhotra & Bobby Deol begin shooting for Anurag Kashyap's next". Filmfare . 21 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Is Malayalam actor Indrajith in Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar'? Bobby Deol-starrer to be presented at TIFF 2025 – Toronto International Film Festival 2025". The Week . 22 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 July 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "the Bobby Deol-Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar' (Monkey in a Cage) to have World Premiere at TIFF". The Hollywood Reporter . 24 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Special Presentations". Toronto International Film Festival . 26 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar' to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". The Hindu. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bandar". Toronto International Film Festival . 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Naman Ramachandran (6 September 2025). "Anurag Kashyap's Toronto Prison Drama 'Monkey in a Cage' Tackles #MeToo Fallout: Bobby Deol 'Totally Put His Whole Vulnerable Self Out There'". Variety . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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