Bandar: 2026 Anurag Kashyap Hindi Crime Thriller Film Trailer & Review

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Movie Name: Bandar
Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Bobby Deol, Saba Azad, Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, Indrajith Sukumaran
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Release Date: June 05, 2026
Language: Hindi
Rating: –
Production Companies: Saffron Magicworks, Zee Studios
Budget: ₹- crore

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.

Bandar: Movie Overview

Bandar is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime-thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by Nikhil Dwivedi under his banner Saffron Magicworks and Zee Studios. 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.

The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025. and will release on 22 May 2026.

The film is an adaptation of Anurag Kashyap’s unpublished story written with two other authors, and has screenplay by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee.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.

Bandar premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025.

It was reported on 6 September that the film is expected to release in India in late 2025 or early 2026.