New Delhi, June 14 -- Anurag Kashyap's latest directorial venture Bandar, released theatrically on June 5 by Zee Studios, has emerged as one of the most critically lauded Indian films of 2026. The crime drama, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025 under the international title Monkey in a Cage, features Bobby Deol in what multiple reviewers have called his finest performance to date.

Written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee, the film follows Samar Mehra, an aging television star whose carefully curated public image begins to disintegrate when his former girlfriend Gayatri accuses him of rape after he cuts off contact with her. The narrative examines how power, celebrity, and institutional compl...