Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Saqib Saleem, Katrina Kaif, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap
Two men shift nervously, seldom making eye contact, as they listen to a beggar girl at a railway station footbridge singing an old Lata Mangeshkar gem whose words seem to have particular significance in their unlikely situation. A father, determined to enthrall his bored daughter, narrates a story in mime, his energy palpable, his excitement contagious. A little boy, attired in his sister's dress and his mother's make-up and heels, shakes his hips to the beats of a popular dance number, blissfully naive to the likely reaction of his family. And a young out-of-towner is reduced to tears as he pleads earnestly to the security guards manning the gates of a superstar's home for one meeting with the legend. It's these images that linger in your mind long after you've watched 'Bombay Talkies', a charming omnibus of four short films that celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema.
The stories, each roughly thirty minutes in duration, have no common link, except for a shared love and celebration of the movies. In Karan Johar's film, Rani Mukherjee and Randeep Hooda are an urban couple in a passionless marriage. A friendship with the new intern at her workplace (Saqib Saleem) leads to a disturbing revelation about Rani's relationship with her distant husband. Uncharacteristically mature for a film by Johar, and bristling with uncomfortable honesty, this story benefits from
11:21 PM, May 03, 2013
The directors of the four stories in the upcoming film, 'Bombay Talkies' - Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhar and Dibakar Bannerjee in conversation with Rajeev Masand about the autobiographical elements in their stories. ...
04:16 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Mumbai: Actor-producer Aamir Khan is likely to be roped in for 'Bombay Talkies', a film celebrating 100 glorious years of Indian cinema. 'Bombay Talkies' is an upcoming joint venture comprising four short films directed by four prominent Bollywood directors - Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibarkar Banerjee. "We are trying to do something with him for the film. But officially, he is not part of the film. By...
11:23 AM, Apr 05, 2013
CNN-IBN's Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand speaks to Bollywood's star siblings Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem. ...
02:02 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: He is just two films old in the industry but newcomer Saqib Saleem, who was last seen in Yash Raj's 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti', is happy that he is working with Karan Johar in 'Bombay Talkies'. Saqib, 24, will be sharing the screen space with Rani Mukerji and Randeep Hooda for Johar's segment of the Indian anthology film. The film is being helmed by four directors Anurag Kashyap,...
02:00 PM, Mar 26, 2013
New Delhi: After playing a feisty journalist in 'No one Killed Jessica', Rani Mukerji will be seen as a journo once again in 'Bombay Talkies', in which she teams up with Randeep Hooda. Rani Karan, who last worked with Karan in 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', plays a sexually repressed wife and she has done a great job, said the film's spokesperson. "Karan is very happy with the outcome. Not only...
07:58 PM, Mar 25, 2013
New Delhi: After releasing the first poster of the film, the makers are out with the trailer of 'Bombay Talkies'. Four directors bring together four different stories to make a film. Directed by Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap, the film speaks celebrates the emotion of cinema. It stars Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. ...
07:27 PM, Mar 25, 2013
New Delhi: Four directors Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee have come together to make a film 'Bombay Talkies'. The film has four different stories and stars actors like Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saqib Saleem, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Randeep Hooda. The first poster of the film is out. ...
01:11 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Mumbai: Young actor Saqib Saleem's confident performance in 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' has multiplied his popularity since last year's 'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'. The proudest is his elder sister Huma Qureshi, who made her own impressive debut last year with 'Gangs Of Wasseypur'. Huma, who has been busy shooting with Madhuri Dixit for Abhishek Choubey's 'Dedh Ishqiya', can barely contain her excitement at her brother's persuasive impact in 'Mere Dad Ki...
12:30 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Nicely juxtaposing such identifiable themes as a teenager's desperation to impress a pretty girl, and a boy's fear of his father's volcanic temper, against the backdrop of a big fat Punjabi wedding, debutant director Ashima Chibber delivers a harmless fluff of a film in 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti'. ...
10:49 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Rajeev Masand says 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' is not hard to like. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes.
10:44 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Actors Ram Kapoor, Saqib Saleem and Rhea Chakraborty got talking about their new release, 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti'. ...
04:41 PM, Mar 15, 2013
After the success of Shoojit Sircar's 'Vicky Donor', a debut director has now set her film in the backdrop of a Punjabi wedding. ...
04:41 PM, Mar 15, 2013
'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' is about the love-hate relationship between Sameer and his father. ...
06:52 PM, Mar 14, 2013
A temperamental father, a teenage son and a Maruti car, we will get to see all this and more in Yash Raj Films' next 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti'. ...
05:30 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The film is the story of a boy who sneaks out with his father's fancy new car to impress a girl. ...
01:30 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Actor Saqib Saleem feels privileged to work with producer Karan Johar on 'Bombay Talkies'. The actor said the experience was unreal and he could not have asked for more. ...
06:02 PM, Mar 09, 2013
