Bobby Deol Delivers Career-Best in Anurag Kashyap’s Bandar Despite Box Office Woes (opens in new tab)

Anurag Kashyap's Bandar, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before releasing theatrically on June 5, has drawn some of the strongest reviews of both the director's and Bobby Deol's careers. Yet the film has collected just Rs 4.79 crore against a reported Rs 25 crore budget, raising familiar questions about whether critical prestige can translate into commercial returns for Indian cinema.