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Bombay Velvet

Bombay Velvet

20155.42h 31m

Overview

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Written by Gyan Prakash, Vasan Bala, Anurag Kashyap
Produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor

Johnny Balraj

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma

Rosie

Karan Johar

Karan Johar

Kaizad Khambatta

Kay Kay Menon

Kay Kay Menon

Inspector Vishwas Kulkarni

Satyadeep Misra

Satyadeep Misra

Chimman

Manish Chaudhary

Manish Chaudhary

Jamshed 'Jimmy' Mistry

Vivaan Shah

Vivaan Shah

Tony

Siddhartha Basu

Siddhartha Basu

Romi Patel

R

Remo Fernandes

a Portuguese Man

Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon

Cameo Appearance

Themes & Keywords

jazzgangsterboxerorganized crimeneo-noir

About Bombay Velvet

Bombay Velvet is a crime, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of jazz, gangster, boxer, organized crime, neo-noir. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, it stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar. An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.

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