Dev Patel’s Directorial Debut Monkey Man Purchased by Netflix for $35 million with One Condition?

Sobhita Dhulipala has bagged the role of the leading lady in Monkey Man.

The Personal History of David Copperfield, in which Dev Patel featured last year, was a box office blockbuster. He received a lot of praise for his portrayal of the title character. With Monkey Man, a crime thriller set in Mumbai, the actor has taken on the role of director.

According to reports, the Oscar winner will play the Boy, who emerges from prison vowing revenge on those who have wronged him. According to the latest reports, Netflix has reportedly paid $35 million for the film.

Netflix purchased Dev Patel's film Monkey Man on the condition that some of the more violent scenes be removed, according to SpotboyE. According to the publication, an actor who has worked closely with the Oscar-winning actor said, “Dev’s directorial debut has turned out really well. The sum that you heard him get from Netflix is right. But it’s a little bit on the violent side and also some portions regarding some mythological references may not go down well with Indian audiences. Netflix has acquired the film on condition that they would modify the content in keeping with the mood of self-censorship being prescribed in India.”

Sobhita Dhulipala has been cast as the leading lady in the film Monkey Man. During an interview, the actress said, “I had auditioned for it almost five years ago and I got a call back in a few days for a screen test with Dev. I remember it was on the day I was leaving for the Cannes Film festival with my first film Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). All these years later and many turns in the journey of the film and our individual lives later looks like we belonged with each other all along.”

She continued, “What appealed to me about the project is that it’s a collaborative spirit, a young and rather eccentric approach to the story and most certainly the people involved. I knew it would be special from the get-go. I really enjoyed my character’s tender dilemmas, they were as glamorous as sorrowful.”

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