Bombay Talkies (Hindi)

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7.5/10
Release Date:
May 03, 2013

Bombay Talkies is an anthology film consisting of four short films, directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar.

Karan Johar Film: An urban couple is happily married or at least it seems so until the wife meets a new colleague at work which changes her life forever.

Dibakar Banerjee Film: A failed actor is struggling to make a living after his fathers death. In a turn of events he stumbles upon his last chance to prove himself to the world and more importantly, to his daughter.

Anurag Kashyap Film: A man from a small town in UP comes to Mumbai to fulfil his ailing fathers last wish which may also save his life.

Zoya Akhtar film: A 12-year-old boy from a middle class family is inspired by a film star. He breaks the conventions of the society and follows his dream come what may.

Bombay Talkies is an anthology film consisting of four short films, directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya... Show More

Wogma

Editor   May 03, 2013 14:18  

Four short films. All work wonderfully at some level and don't work as well at other levels. Bombay Talkies worth a watch nevertheless.

The Pucca Critic

Editor   May 07, 2013 05:23  

10 Reasons to watch Bombay Talkies:

.. Karan Johar has left all the other directors far behind in terms of storytelling.
.. Dibakar's short should alone be the reason to watch this film twice.

Madaboutmoviez.com

May 05, 2013 05:39  

As I sat in the dark dingy single screen in nondescript Katpadi village a forty two second teaser of my favorite superstar’s comeback film unspooled on the silver screen. Just a glimpse, a fleeting glimpse of the star on the big screen five years since the last outing drove me to tears of joy. That is the power that cinema holds in this film crazy nation of ours. It is this power and hold on the collective conscience of the masses that Bombay Talkies celebrates.
Bombay Talkies is a unique experiment. Four voices as different as chalk and cheese coming together to make an anthology, that is being sold not on the names of the stars acting in it, but only on the name of the directors making them- a first for Bollywood for sure . The trailers made me to expect a mish mash of the gaudy and the high art mumbo jumbo that no one can understand. What one gets instead is something that’s nuanced, well-crafted and delectably un Bollywoodish in many ways.

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animesh