Overview
- Bandar is an Anurag Kashyap‑directed drama that follows a fading celebrity accused of sexual assault and then forced into a brutal prison ordeal.
- Producer Nikhil Dwivedi told national interviews that the film is “not an anti‑women film” and that its core aim is to prioritise justice over gendered assumptions.
- Lead actor Bobby Deol, speaking in the same interviews, acknowledged that women suffer more in India while also saying stories about men who are wrongly punished deserve attention.
- Promotional comments by the filmmakers referenced recent high‑profile cases reported in India and helped fuel mixed online reaction to the film’s release messaging.
- Bandar premiered at TIFF in September 2025 and is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with debate likely to shape public viewing and coverage.