Producer Nikhil Dwivedi opened up recently about Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film, Bandar and said that it is not a dark film. With Bobby Deol in the lead, Bandar also stars Sanya Malhotra, Saba Azad and Sapna Pabbi in pivotal roles.

Sharing his thoughts on the film, Nikhil said, “I don't see projects as dark, white or grey or colourful. I see scripts as purely as stories and if the stories of that script, narrative of what I'm reading is interesting story book then that is something you want to make. Because you can already visualise it. That this may be very cinema. Sometimes stories are of different kinds one could be funny, one could be a little tragic, one could have a lot of pathos, one could be with a lot of anger.”

He added, “It's not a particular genre that I chase. I wouldn't call this a dark film. I would call it a drama, a very interesting drama and once it is out there and people see it then they will realise that the film is a very well-made film by Anurag Kashyap and everybody else who's worked with Anurag on this"

Bandar had its world premiere recently at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025. It is co-written by Paatal Lok creator Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee.

Nikhil is known for backing Vikramaditya Motwane’s CTRL, which released last year and starred Ananya Panday in the lead. He has also acted in films like Shor in the City (2010), Tamanchey (2014), Raavan (2010) and Hate Story (2012) among others.   

Meanwhile, Anurag’s Nishaanchi was released in theatres on September 19. Written by Prasoon Mishra, Ranjan Chandel and Anurag, the film stars Aaishvary Thackeray, Vedika Pinto, Monika Panwar, Kumud Mishra and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in pivotal roles.