For those who haven’t noticed, big parts of the U.S. have proven to be major export markets for Indian cinema. A couple of Indian films go into wide release every month, and places like Orlando — where I live — and Raleigh-Durham, where I have family — are booking these titles with great success.

The inequities of The Most Populous Nation on Earth demands a hero, a figure of legend to defend the poor and helpless from the powerful.

Dev Patel directs and stars as the two-fisted badass who bills himself as a reincarnation of “The White Monkey” demon in “Monkey Man.”

From Universal, no less. This one opens April 5 and I can almost guarantee it’s going to be huge.