Besides South African actor Sharlto Copley and Sobhita Dhulipala, Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man, features Sikander Kher in a pivotal role. This marks his foray into world cinema. A day after it was announced that Netflix has acquired the film, Kher shared the news on social media that he can now reveal what he was shooting for in Indonesia for over four months. The cast and crew had been asked to keep the project under wraps till the official announcement.

Kher made his acting debut in 2008 with Hansal Mehta-directed Woodstock Villa and went on to feature in multi-starrers such as Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Players, Aurangzeb and Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive. The 39-year-old actor took to Instagram to share his excitement about working on Monkey Man. "So this is what I was doing in Indonesia for 4 months! #MONKEYMAN," Kher posted on his Instagram Stories alongside a picture with Patel.