Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man was done in 2021

While talking at the SXSW, Dev Patel spoke about how the film revolves around faith and how it's about what’s going on in India. “It’s really a revenge film about faith. How faith can be a beautiful teacher for the uneducated. For a kid who grew up in a forest, a mother can inspire the child with stories, iconography, and capture his imagination, but at the same time, faith can be weaponized and monetized. Personally, for me, I hope I don’t get in trouble for this. For me, Hinduism is a beautiful philosophy, and what’s going on in India is that we touch on all of these things and try to give a voice to the voiceless.”

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