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'''''Bombay Velvet''''' is an upcoming [[List of Bollywood films of 2014|2014]] Hindi [[drama]], [[film noir]], [[neo noir]] directed and co-produced by [[Anurag Kashyap]]. It is based on historian [[Gyan Prakash]]'s book ''Mumbai Fables'', a story of how the city of [[Mumbai]] became a metropolis against the backdrop of love, greed, violence and [[jazz]] music. The film will feature [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Anushka Sharma]] in lead roles while [[Karan Johar]] will play the role of the primary antagonist. [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Siddharth Basu]] will also appear in supporting roles in the film.<ref name=cast>{{cite web|title=Bombay Velvet Cast & Crew|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/546278|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>
'''''Bombay Velvet''''' is an upcoming [[List of Bollywood films of 2014|2014]] Hindi [[drama]], [[film noir]], [[neo noir]] directed and co-produced by [[Anurag Kashyap]]. It is based on historian [[Gyan Prakash]]'s book ''Mumbai Fables'', a story of how the city of [[Mumbai]] became a metropolis against the backdrop of love, greed, violence and [[jazz]] music. The film will feature [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Anushka Sharma]] in lead roles while [[Karan Johar]] will play the role of the primary antagonist. [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Siddharth Basu]] will also appear in supporting roles in the film.<ref name=cast>{{cite web|title=Bombay Velvet Cast & Crew|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/546278|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>


[[Bombay Velvet (2014 film)|Bombay Velvet]] is a realization of [[Anurag Kashyap]]’s long cherished dream that he has lived day in and day out for the last nine years.The director initially got inspiration to do the film trilogy after he read the [[L.A. Quartet]] which is a sequence of four crime fiction novels by [[James Ellroy]], set in the late 1940s through the late 1950s in Los Angeles.[ .<ref>{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap IAmA|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hmhnx/anurag_kashyap_here_ask_me_anything_begins_3_pm/cavrxhe|publisher=www.reddit.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}</ref> The novel inspired him to ''dig into the dark trenches of the history of Bombay''<ref>{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap IAmA|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hmhnx/anurag_kashyap_here_ask_me_anything_begins_3_pm/cavrxhe|publisher=www.reddit.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}</ref>, where he ''found a treasure trove that was never-ending''<ref>{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap IAmA|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hmhnx/anurag_kashyap_here_ask_me_anything_begins_3_pm/cavrxhe|publisher=www.reddit.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}</ref>.
[[Bombay Velvet (2014 film)|Bombay Velvet]] is a realization of [[Anurag Kashyap]]’s long cherished dream that he has lived day in and day out for the last nine years.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 12:58, 12 January 2014

Bombay Velvet
Directed byAnurag Kashyap
Story byGyan Prakash
Anurag Kashyap
S.Thanikachalam
Vasan Bala
Produced byPhantom Films
Fox Star Studios
StarringRanbir Kapoor
Anushka Sharma
Karan Johar
Raveena Tandon
Kay Kay Menon
Siddhartha Basu
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Music byAmit Trivedi
Production
companies
Release date
  • 25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bombay Velvet is an upcoming 2014 Hindi drama, film noir, neo noir directed and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap. It is based on historian Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables, a story of how the city of Mumbai became a metropolis against the backdrop of love, greed, violence and jazz music. The film will feature Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in lead roles while Karan Johar will play the role of the primary antagonist. Raveena Tandon, Kay Kay Menon and Siddharth Basu will also appear in supporting roles in the film.[1]

Bombay Velvet is a realization of Anurag Kashyap’s long cherished dream that he has lived day in and day out for the last nine years.The director initially got inspiration to do the film trilogy after he read the L.A. Quartet which is a sequence of four crime fiction novels by James Ellroy, set in the late 1940s through the late 1950s in Los Angeles.[ .[2] The novel inspired him to dig into the dark trenches of the history of Bombay[3], where he found a treasure trove that was never-ending[4].

Cast

Development

Bombay Velvet was initially to be produced by Viacom18 but finally Fox Star Studios decided to co-produce it with Phantom Films. The film is based on Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables and set in early 1950's towards 1970's, before Mumbai became a metropolis. Prakash is the also script writer of the film.[6] Ranbir Kapoor will be portraying a street fighter, whilst Anushka Sharma will appear as a jazz singer, as well as his love interest in the film.[7][8] Director Karan Johar will make his full-fledged acting debut, where he will enact the role of the primary antagonist, Khambatta.[9] On Karans acting, Vikas Bahl of Phantom Films has said “I think there is a beautiful actor hidden in Karan. I simply love his ads. I’m sure he’ll make the character bigger than the actor.”

Ranbir Kapoor on his decision to do the film stated that, "There is no process in selecting the kind of work I do. I'm fortunate to be working with some of the best filmmakers. The script of "Bombay Velvet" just 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."

Filming

The first schedule of Bombay Velvet started in the third week of July, 2013 and continued till 1st week of September 2013.[10] The first schedule was shot at Sri Lanka's Ranmihitenna Mahinda Rajapaksa National Tele Cinema Park, Hambantota getting the distinction of being the first foreign film to be filmed there. Shootings was also carried out in Colombo, Galle and Pasikudah.[11] Deepa Mehta had opted to film Water and Midnight's Children in Sri Lanka and Kashyap too found the country historically more suited for his film.[12] The next schedule will start in February 2014.

Soundtrack

Music director Amit Trivedi has started the work on soundtrack and has said that the music of Bombay Velvet will reflect the age of 1960's Jazz era of Bollywood. The lyrics are being written by Amit's frequent collaborator Amitabh Bhattacharya.

References

  1. ^ "Bombay Velvet Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Anurag Kashyap IAmA". www.reddit.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Anurag Kashyap IAmA". www.reddit.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Anurag Kashyap IAmA". www.reddit.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ^ Rahul, Iyer. "BOMBAY VELVET: Karan Johar's Parsi Connection". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Fox studios to co-produce Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet". Hindustan times. Retrieved 21 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Ranbir Kapoor plays a street fighter in Bombay Velvet". India Express. Retrieved 25 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Rastogi, Tavishi (1 February 2013). "Anushka Sharma: bold, brash, bindaas". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Ranbir and Karan burst out laughing during KJo's first scene as an actor". The Times of India. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ^ Sinha, Sayoni (21 Aug 2013). "Anurag's nine-year dream fulfilled". Yahoo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Indian film begins shooting in Sri Lanka's Tele Cinema Park". Colombo Page. Aug 17, 201. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Anurag Kashyap to recreate Mumbai in Sri Lanka for Bombay Velvet". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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