For the Sake of Truth

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar talks about his upcoming film, The Wives, and his "no camp" policy in Bollywood

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There are filmmakers who chase spectacle and grandeur. And then there is Madhur Bhandarkar, who for over two decades has pursued something far less ornamental and far more unsettling: truth. His cinema moves through dimly lit corridors where glamour recedes, shadows dominate, and uncomfortable realities quietly surface. From Chandni Bar and Page 3 to Corporate and Fashion, Bhandarkar has consistently looked behind the shimmer of fame to expose its human cost.

With The Wives, he returns to the territory that earned him a National Award-private lives beneath public images, the unspoken behind Bollywood's carefully staged spectacle.

Starring Mouni Roy, Sonali Kulkarni, and Regina Cassandra, the film brings together actors from different regions. But Bhandarkar is clear about its scope. "It basically comprises the world of Bollywood wives.

It's about the trials and tribulations of their life.