India, May 30 -- Questions around fame, public perception and legal accountability sit at the centre of Bandar, the upcoming thriller directed by Anurag Kashyap. Headlined by Bobby Deol, the film explores the collapse of a fading celebrity after he becomes entangled in serious sexual assault allegations, while also examining how society reacts to truth, power and justice in the digital age. Ahead of the film's release, Bobby Deol and producer Nikhil Dwivedi appeared on The Newshour at 9 on Times Now, where the conversation moved beyond the film itself and into larger debates surrounding gender, equal rights and legal accountability.

During the interview, producer Nikhil Dwivedi spoke about the emotional weight the story carried for him a...