Why has the India release of Dev Patel’s Monkey Man been delayed?
The release of British actor Dev Patel’s highly anticipated directorial debut, Monkey Man, has reportedly been postponed in India amid concerns that it could fall foul of the country’s censors.
The revenge action drama premiered at South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) on 11 March. It was released theatrically worldwide on 5 April and was scheduled to come out in India on 19 April.
The film is set in India, and follows Patel’s unnamed character on a revenge spree against the corrupt officials of an Indian right-wing political party. Clarisse Loughrey and , concluding that it “deserves to be a hit”.
