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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2025 Indian thriller film by Anurag Kashyap}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bandar<br>{{small|Monkey in a Cage}}<br />
| image = Bandar film poster.jpg<br />
| image_upright = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Anurag Kashyap]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Sudip Sharma]] {{infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1= Dialogues by|data1= }}<br />
| story = Abhishek Banerjee<br />
| producer = {{ubl|[[Nikhil Dwivedi]]|[[Gaurie Pandit]]|Shivie Pandit}}<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Bobby Deol]]<br />
* [[Saba Azad]]<br />
* [[Sanya Malhotra]]<br />
* [[Sapna Pabbi]]<br />
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Saiyed Shaaz Rizvi<br />
| editing = [[Aarti Bajaj]]<br />
| music = '''Score''':<br>Shivahari Varma<br>'''Songs''':<br>{{ubl|Shivahari Varma|[[Amit Trivedi]]|Blurface|Aditya Dev}}<br />
| studio = [[Saffron Magicworks]]<br />
| distributor = [[Zee Studios]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2025|09|6|[[2025 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2026|6|5|df=yes|India}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = {{plainlist|<br />
* Hindi<br />
* Marathi <br />
* English<br />
}}<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bandar ({{lang|en|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.<ref name="lead:ff">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/sanya-malhotra-bobby-deol-begin-shooting-for-anurag-kashyaps-next-66174.html|title=Sanya Malhotra & Bobby Deol begin shooting for Anurag Kashyap's next|magazine=[[Filmfare]] |date=21 May 2024 |access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/07/22/is-malayalam-actor-indrajith-in-anurag-kashyap-s-bandar-bobby-deol-starrer-to-be-presented-at-tiff-2025-toronto-international-film-festival-2025.html |title=Is Malayalam actor Indrajith in Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar'? Bobby Deol-starrer to be presented at TIFF 2025 – Toronto International Film Festival 2025|date=22 July 2025|access-date=9 August 2025|website= [[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the [[2025 Toronto International Film Festival]] on 6 September 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/tiff-lineup-sydney-sweeny-dwayne-johnson-nuremberg-1236463346/|title=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'|first= Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=21 July 2025|access-date=9 August 2025 |website= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en}}</ref> and will theatrically release on 5 June 2026.<ref name="ReleaseDate">{{Cite web |date=27 April 2026 |title=Bobby Deol's 'Bandar' to release worldwide on June 5, 2026 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/bobby-deols-bandar-to-release-worldwide-on-june-5-2026 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |access-date=27 April 2026}}</ref><br />
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==Premise==<br />
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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Bobby Deol]] as Samar<br />
* [[Saba Azad]] as Khushi – Samar’s girlfriend<br />
* [[Sanya Malhotra]]<br />
* [[Sapna Pabbi]] as Gayatri – Samar’s ex-girlfriend<br />
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] <br />
* [[Joju George]] <br />
* [[Raj B. Shetty]] <br />
* [[Riddhi Sen]] <br />
* Ankush Gedam <br />
* Sukant Goel <br />
* [[Nagesh Bhonsle]] <br />
* Jaimini Pathak <br />
* [[Jitendra Joshi]] <br />
* [[Santosh Juvekar]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
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.<ref name="lead:ff"/><ref name="bandar:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/bobby-deol-anurag-kashyaps-bandar-monkey-in-a-cage-to-have-world-premiere-at-tiff |title=the Bobby Deol-Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar' (Monkey in a Cage) to have World Premiere at TIFF |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= 24 July 2025 |access-date= 12 August 2025|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
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''Bandar'' premiered at the [[2025 Toronto International Film Festival]] on 6 September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/films?series=special-presentations&list |title= Special Presentations|date= 26 July 2025|access-date=9 August 2025|website= [[Toronto International Film Festival]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/anurag-kashyap-bandar-toronto-international-film-festival-premiere/article69842068.ece|title=Anurag Kashyap's 'Bandar' to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival|date=22 July 2025 |website=The Hindu|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiff.net/films/monkey-in-a-cage |title=Bandar|date=12 August 2025|access-date=12 August 2025|website= [[Toronto International Film Festival]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on 5 June 2026.<ref name="ReleaseDate"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://tiff.net/films/monkey-in-a-cage ''Bandar''] at [[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]<br />
* ''[https://saffronmagicworks.com/movies/bandar-2026/ Bandar]'' at [[Saffron Magicworks]]<br />
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