Bombay Talkie

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? Written by Bombay Talkie is a 1970 English-language Drama Musical film featuring Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Aparna Sen, Zia Mohyeddin, Utpal Dutt, Ezekiel Nadira and Ismail Merchant. Merchant Ivory Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Ismail Merchant. Bombay Talkie is written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory and it is directed by James Ivory. Bombay Talkie was released on 18th October 1979 and takes a screen time of 112 minutes. The motion picture made a box office gross of ₹0 lakh. Cinematography was done by Subrata Mitra. The music was composed by Shankar-jaikishan.
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