Bandar Box Office Day 1 Prediction: Bobby's Film To Have A Disastrous Opening; To Struggle To Touch 1cr | EXC

Bandar Box Office Collection Day 1 Prediction: Bobby Deol returns to the big screen with Bandar, a crime thriller built around a disturbing accusation. Anurag Kashyap directs the project, while Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee write the script, shaping its tense narrative structure. To note, the actor plays Sameer Mehra, whose comfortable life shatters when a former partner accuses Sameer of sexual assault. The case turns Sameer into a public target and sets up a tense investigation. Bandar features a sizeable ensemble that supports Bobby Deol's central turn. The cast includes Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, Saba Azad, Indrajith Sukumaran, Raj B. Shetty and Jitendra Joshi. Each plays a role in the web around Sameer, from past relationships to present alliances.

Interestingly, Bandar storyline follows how the charge against Sameer affects relationships, work and reputation. The film explores what happens when doubt grows in every space around one person. Bandar leans on suspense, shifting loyalties and moral uncertainty, while keeping the mystery of the accusation at its core. While Sapna Pabbi appears as Gaytri, the ex-girlfriend who files the sexual assault complaint, Saba Azad is seen as Sameer's current partner, marking the first on-screen pairing between Bobby Deol and Saba Azad. Their dynamic runs in parallel with flashbacks to Sameer and Gaytri, adding emotional conflict.

Bandar is also Bobby Deol's first collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap, a pairing that attracts close attention from followers of both. With its cinema release underway and conversations already active, the crime thriller aims to draw viewers through its tight plotting and layered character relationships.

Bandar Box Office Collection Day 1 Prediction

In an exclusive conversation with Filmibeat's Ranpreet, film business expert Rohit Jaiswal stated that Bandar will have a slow start at the box office and will fail to touch Rs 1cr.

Bandar To Create Disappointing Record In India

Interestingly, if the prediction turns out to be true, Bandar will record Bobby Deol's lowest opener in 20 years

Meanwhile, talking about Bandar, Bobby Deol, as per a report shared by Wion, stated, "I didn't increase my fee for this film. When a project truly excites me as an actor, money isn't the first thing I think about. What drew me in was the opportunity to play such a real, grounded character. We are often conditioned to portray larger-than-life roles, but being completely normal on screen is actually far more challenging. Anurag wasn't looking for theatrics or embellishment-he wanted honesty and authenticity. Working with him felt like being part of an acting workshop. Every single day on set, I learnt something new".

The exclusive quote is shared by Rohit Jaiswal who is a renowned film business expert.