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Bombay Velvet Movie Review

Name: Bombay Velvet Movie Review
Item: Bombay Velvet
Rating: 3.25
Author: Pradip Bhat

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Review for the film " Bombay Velvet"

Streaming On: Disney+ Hotstar

Runtime: 2 Hours 31 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 15-05-2015

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Historical

Similar To: Amar Singh Chamkila, Ae Watan Mere Watan, Bhakshak, Silence 2

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CAST & CREW

Anushka Sharma

Karan Johar

Kay Kay Menon

Ranbir Kapoor

Anurag Kashyap

Vikas Bahl

Vikramaditya Motwane

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Producer:

Vikas Bahl

Vikramaditya Motwane

Director:

Anurag Kashyap

Movie Actor:

Ranbir Kapoor

Karan Johar

Kay Kay Menon

Movie Actress:

Anushka Sharma

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The movie is set in the backdrop of the post-independence India when India was struggling to reestablish itself after the colonial rule, and cities, especially in Bombay, were experiencing a stark transitory period. Bombay Velvet Click to look into! >> Read More... focuses on ordinary people dreaming of making it big and liberating themselves from the soul-sucking poverty that was the condition of most of India.

Plot

Bombay Velvet is the story of an overly ambitious man Johnny Balraj, who is determined to penetrate into the class of the rich and the powerful and is willing to go to any extent for that. Johnny has grown up in abject poverty and has become a hardened criminal. However, he is looking for a mentor who’d facilitates his ambitions and mentors him. This role finds its fulfillment in a morally corrupt magnate Kaizad Khambatta ( Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... ) who takes Johnny as his apprentice. The story takes an interesting turn as the chemistry between Johnny and Rosie ( Anushka Sharma Born in an army family to Col. AjayKumar and Ashim >> Read More... ), who is an aspiring Goan Jazz singer, develops.

Star Performances

A lot is expected from Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... , and he does an outstanding job. Anushka Sharma is quite at ease with her character. Satyajit Misra has done full justice to his character while Karan Johar, in his acting debut, is indeed a revelation. The rest of the cast ably support the flow of the movie.

Analysis

The movie has influences from a lot of genres of Hollywood and ends like Scarface as the story of a self-annihilating dissatisfied overly ambitious main lead.

What’s there?

The scale of the movie is grand, be it regarding its cast, the production, cinematography or set designing.

What’s not there?

1. The major flaw of the movie lies in its inconsistency, as it starts to lose track of itself and by the end of the movie things not pertinent to the story become important and the story gets muddy.
2. More attention to detail seems to have been given to specifics like the cars, clothing, style statements whereas the story and characters suffer the indifference of the writers.

Verdict

Bombay Velvet, being an Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... creation is not absolutely bland, but given the credentials of the director and the cast, this sure is an average movie.