Bombay Velvet
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Theatrical Release poster
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| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Produced by | Vikramaditya Motwane Vikas Bahl Fox Star Studios |
| Written by | Gyan Prakash Anurag Kashyap S.Thanikachalam Vasan Bala |
| Based on | Mumbai Fables by Gyan Prakash |
| Starring | Ranbir Kapoor Anushka Sharma Karan Johar |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Edited by | Prerna Saigal Thelma Schoonmaker |
Production
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| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release dates
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Running time
| 139 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  80 crore(US$13 million)[1][2] |
Bombay Velvet is an upcoming Indian crime drama film directed and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, based on historian Gyan Prakash's bookMumbai Fables. Set in Bombay of the 1960s, the film tells the story of a boxer, Johnny Balraj, and an aspiring jazz singer, Rosie, and how their hopes and dreams collide with their individual realities. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in lead roles with Kay Kay Menon, Manish Choudhary, Vivaan Shah and Siddharth Basu appearing in supporting roles.[3]The film is scheduled for release on 15 May 2015.[4]
Kashyap was inspired to make such a film after reading L.A. Quartet, a sequence of four crime fiction novels by James Ellroy, set in the late 1940s through the late 1950s in Los Angeles.[5] The novels inspired him to "dig into the dark trenches of the history of Bombay",[5] where he "found a treasure trove that was never-ending".[5]
Cast[edit]
- Ranbir Kapoor as Johnny Balraj, a boxer/street-fighter
- Anushka Sharma as Rosie Noronha, a jazz singer
- Karan Johar as Kaizad Khambata, a flamboyant, quick-witted, Parsi media mogul with a high-end attitude.[6]
- Kay Kay Menon as Inspector Kulkarni, a detective[7]
- Manish Choudhary as Jimmy Mistry, a newspaper editor
- Siddhartha Basu as Romi Patel
- Remo Fernandes as a Portuguese man
- Satyadeep Misra as Chimman, Balraj's Friend
- Vivaan Shah as Tony, Noronha's chauffeur
- Mukesh Chhabra
- Raveena Tandon in a cameo
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Bombay Velvet was initially to be produced by Viacom18 but Fox Star Studiosdecided to co-produce it with Phantom Films. It is based on Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables and set in early 1950's towards 1970's, before Mumbaibecame a metropolis. Prakash is also one of the scriptwriter's for the film.[8]Ranbir Kapoor was cast as a street fighter, and Anushka Sharma was cast as a jazz singer.[9][10] Kapoor explained his casting, "The script of Bombay Velvetjust fell into my lap. I read it and I knew immediately that I wanted to be part of Anurag's grand vision, his innovative storytelling, his movie-making process; everything that he does so perfectly."[11] Director Karan Johar made his acting debut in the film; he was cast as the film's primary antagonist, Kaizad Khambata.[12] His role is said to have been inspired from Russi Karanjia.[6]
Filming[edit]
The first schedule of Bombay Velvet started in the third week of July 2013 and continued till the first week of September 2013.[13] The first schedule was shot at Sri Lanka's Ranmihitenna Mahinda Rajapaksa National Tele Cinema Park,Hambantota. Filming was also done in Colombo, Galle and Pasikudah.[14][15] The second schedule was also in Mahinda Rajapaksa National Tele Cinema Park, Sri Lanka, where Sharma and Kapoor rejoined the filming in February. The second schedule completed in March. Parts of the set was left at the National Tele Cinema Park, rather than being dismantled, as it will be used as a tourist attraction site. The third and final schedule was in Mumbai where shooting was held for a 10-day period.
Editing[edit]
The film will be released in only one version and was edited in collaboration by Prerna Saigal, the editor of The Lunchboxand Academy Award winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker.[16]
Marketing[edit]
A teaser of the film's first-look was released on 28 January 2015, it featured Ranbir Kapoor's avatar in the film "Johnny Balraj", the "big shot". On 29 January 2015 the official first poster was revealed, featuring Johnny Balraj wearing a pinstriped suit and wielding a Thompson submachine gun in each arm.[17] It's official trailer was released during the India vsBangladesh 2015 Cricket World Cup quarter final match, with Kapoor present at the Star Sports 3 studio with the commentators.[18]
Soundtrack[edit]
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| Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi | ||||
| Released | 24 April 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
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Music director Amit Trivedi began working on the soundtrack after the release of Dev D[19] and has said that the music of Bombay Velvet will reflect the age of 1960s Jazz era of Bollywood.
The lyrics are being written by Amit's frequent collaborator Amitabh Bhattacharya.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Fifi" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Mikey McCleary | Suman Sridhar | 3:16 | |
| 2. | "Aam Hindustani" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Shefali Alvares | 8:52 | |
| 3. | "Mohabbat Buri Bimari (Version 2)" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Neeti Mohan | 4:18 | |
| 4. | "Mohobbat Buri Bimari (Version 3)" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Shefali Alvares | 4:19 | |
| 5. | "Kha Kha Ga" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Neeti Mohan | 4:15 | |
| 6. | "Dhadaam Dhadaam" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Neeti Mohan | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Naak Pe Gussa" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Neeti Mohan | 5:09 | |
| 8. | "Sylvia" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Neeti Mohan | 4:22 | |
| 9. | "Darbaan" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Papon | 3:59 | |
| 10. | "Shut Up" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Shefali Alvares | 4:56 | |
| 11. | "Behroopia" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Mohit Chauhan & Neeti Mohan | 4:51 | |
| 12. | "The Bombay Velvet Theme" | Amit Trivedi | Instrumental | 4:49 | ||
| 13. | "Conspiracy" | Amit Trivedi | Instrumental | 3:30 | ||
| 14. | "Tommy Gun" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Instrumental | 2:43 | |
| 15. | "Mohobbat Buri Bimari (Version 1)" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amit Trivedi | Shalmali Kholgade | 3:15 |
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