Bandar (film)
2025 Indian film by Anurag Kashyap
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Bandar (English: Monkey)[1] is a 2025 Indian 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. The film stars Bobby Deol in the title role,[2] alongside Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, Saba Azad, Indrajith Sukumuran, Raj B. Shetty and Jitendra Joshi. It revolves around an aging television star who gets accused of rape by his ex-girlfriend.[3][4]
- Sudip Sharma
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Anurag Kashyap
- Nikhil Dwivedi
- Shivie Pandit
- Gaurie Pandit
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| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
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| Cinematography | Saiyed Shaaz Rizvi |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Music by | Score: Shivahari Varma Songs:
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| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
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The film premiered in the Special Presentations Program of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025.[1][5] and will theatrically release on 5 June 2026.[6][7]
Plot
Sameer Mehra is a not-so-young TV star whose fame is fading. He is a profoundly flawed man who is out of touch with changing attitudes about gender and power. 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. Riddled with suspense and shifting alliances, this story of love, lies, and responsibility takes nothing for granted as it reshapes Sameer’s life.
Cast
- Bobby Deol as Sameer Mehra
- Sanya Malhotra as Sameer's sister
- Sapna Pabbi as Gayatri, Sameer’s ex-girlfriend
- Saba Azad as Khushi, Sameer’s girlfriend
- Indrajith Sukumaran
- Jitendra Joshi
- Raj B. Shetty
- Nagesh Bhonsle
- Riddhi Sen
- Ankush Gedam
- Joju George
- Sukant Goel
- Jaimini Pathak
- Javed Khan
- Santosh Juvekar
Production
The film is an adaptation of Anurag Kashyap’s unpublished story written with two other authors, and has screenplay by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee.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.[3][8]
