After its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025, Anurag Kashyap's Bandar is set for theatrical release.
It has locked its release date for May 2026.
Inspired by true events, Bandar is headlined by Bobby Deol.
Bobby Deol's upcoming film Bandar (Monkey in a Cage) by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025. Inspired by true events, the film has locked its release date for May 2026.
Bandar release date out
The makers on Friday unveiled a new poster of Bobby Deol from the film alongside the release date. Bandar will hit the theatres on May 22, 2026.
Apart from Bobby Deol, the film also stars Sanya Malhotra, Raj B Shetty, Jitendra Joshi, Sapna Pabbi, Indrajith Sukumaran, Riddhi Sen, and Nagesh Bhosle.
Bandar is produced by Nikhil Dwivedi and Zee Studios. It is an adaptation of Anurag Kashyap’s unpublished story, with a screenplay by Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lol and Kohrra) and Abhishek Banerjee.
About Bandar
Bandar follows Samar (played by Bobby Deol), a former TV star. Its logline reads: "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."
Anurag Kashyap's latest directorial is Nishaanchi. Prior to that he directed Kennedy which earned acclamations at several film festivals. Starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, the political noir was directly released on OTT (Zee5) on February 20.
Apart from Bandar, Bobby also has Vijay's Jana Nayagan, and Alpha, with Alia Bhatt and Sharvari.
