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Bombay Velvet

Anurag KASHYAP

India2015 148min D-Cinema Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

1960s Bombay, there’s a street fighter Balraj who is in love with the jazz singer Roise. Seeing Rosie with wealthy men further sparks his dream of becoming a “big-shot”, he goes into Khambatta’s world. Khambatta gives him a club “Bombay velvet” for managing, and Balraj does illegal tasks and activities instead of Khambatta. He eventually met Rosie again. Can his love success?

Diretor

Anurag KASHYAP

He started his career with writing screenplay such as Satya(1998) and so on. His directional debut film, Paanch(2000) was nominated for the Best Film at Locarno in 2004. Dev.D (2009) was screened at BiFan2010. His
recent film, Gangs of Wasseypur(2012) received worldwide acclaim. The director who received Best Director Award as Ugly at BiFan2013 comes back!