Bombay Talkie

19701970
GPGP
1h 52m

Bombay Talkie (1970)

Drama Musical Romance

Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absor... Read allLucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's ... Read allLucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's leading man, Vikram, younger than she, married, and building a career as a matinee idol. L... Read all

Director
- James Ivory
Writers
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala(screenplay)
- James Ivory(screenplay)
Stars

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Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's leading man, Vikram, younger than she, married, and building a career as a matinee idol. Lucia takes every opportunity to be near "V," making scenes in front of his wife, demanding his attentions. Hari is long-suffering, carrying Lucia's messages to V, helping her out when the affair gets out of hand. Meanwhile, V's career suffers, with unpleasant repercussions. Who will bring things to a halt? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Trivia
Portraying reel life lovers in this movie, stars Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal, in real life were married.

Crazy credits
The film opens with the movie title shown on a carpet that is being carried across the street. The credits are then shown on billboards in different parts of town.

Connections
Featured in Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (1973)

Top review

2/10

Poor stuff

A sad take on Bollywood. The plot is predictable, the space lethargic and the characters off-putting. Worst of all it is dubbed, and dubbed badly. In the second half of the C20 there was no excuse for such shoddy work, especially from film makers of such fame: compared with Shakespeare Wallah and other fine movies made by the same team it is dismal. It should have been called Bombay Dubbie. It is little consolation that many great creative artists have their lapses. Curiosity value apart the film has little or no merit.

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Release date
- October 18, 1979 (Portugal)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Criterion Collection
- Merchant Ivory Productions (United States)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Hollywood in Bombay
Filming locations
- Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Production company
- Merchant Ivory Productions
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Runtime
1 hour 52 minutes
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

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