| Bandar Monkey in a Cage | |
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| File:Bandar film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
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| Screenplay by | Sudip Sharma |
| Story by | Abhishek Banerjee |
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| Music by | Score: Shivahari Varma Songs:
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| Cinematography | Saiyed Shaaz Rizvi |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Bandar (Monkey in a Cage) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language crime-thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by 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]
The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025.[3] and will theatrically release on 5 June 2026.[4]
Premise[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Bobby Deol as Samar
- Saba Azad as Khushi – Samar’s girlfriend
- Sanya Malhotra
- Sapna Pabbi as Gayatri – Samar’s ex-girlfriend
- Indrajith Sukumaran
- Joju George
- Raj B. Shetty
- Riddhi Sen
- Ankush Gedam
- Sukant Goel
- Nagesh Bhonsle
- Jaimini Pathak
- Jitendra Joshi
- Santosh Juvekar
Production[edit | edit source]
The film is an adaptation of Anurag Kashyap’s unpublished story written with two other authors, and has screenplay by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee. Principal photography of the film began on 14 May 2024 in Mumbai.[1][5]
Release[edit | edit source]
Bandar premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025.[6][7][8]
The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on 5 June 2026.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sanya Malhotra & Bobby Deol begin shooting for Anurag Kashyap's next". Filmfare. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bobby Deol's 'Bandar' to release worldwide on June 5, 2026". Telangana Today. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Special Presentations". Toronto International Film Festival. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar' to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". The Hindu. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bandar". Toronto International Film Festival. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.