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Bombay Talkie (1970)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : James Ivory
Writer : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory

Synopsis

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter chases after her.

Actors

Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Vikram
Jennifer Kendal
Jennifer Kendal
Lucia Lane
Zia Mohyeddin
Zia Mohyeddin
Hari
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Mala
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
Bose
Nadira
Nadira
Anjana Devi
Pinchoo Kapoor
Pinchoo Kapoor
Swamiji
Helen
Helen
Heroine in Gold
Sonoo Arora
Sonoo Arora
Heroine in Red
Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Vizarat Khan
Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant
Fate Machine Producer
Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha
Young Man
Anwar Ali
Anwar Ali
Young Man
Mohan Nadkarni
Mohan Nadkarni
Young Man
Ruby Myers
Ruby Myers
Gopal Ma
Angelika Saleh
Angelika Saleh
Ashram Inmate
Prayag Raj
Prayag Raj
Director
Sudarshan Dhir
Sudarshan Dhir
Choreographer
Mirza Musharraf
Mirza Musharraf
Fan

Crews

James Ivory
James Ivory
Director
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Screenplay
James Ivory
James Ivory
Screenplay
Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant
Producer
Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup
Playback Singer
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Playback Singer
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi
Playback Singer
Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi
Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi
Original Music Composer
Hasrat Jaipuri
Hasrat Jaipuri
Lyricist
Subrata Mitra
Subrata Mitra
Director of Photography
David Gladwell
David Gladwell
Editor
Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
Original Music Composer
A. Rangaraj
A. Rangaraj
Art Direction
Nath Grover
Nath Grover
Makeup Artist
Adeep Tandon
Adeep Tandon
Assistant Camera
Mangesh Desai
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Narendra Singh
Narendra Singh
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

Bombay Talkie (1970) trailer

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