Saturday, March 22, 2025

BOMBAY TALKIE (1970)

 




















Directed by: James Ivory
Starring: Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Aparna Sen, Zia Mohyeddin, Utpal Dutt, Florence Ezekiel (Nadira), Pinchoo Kapoor, Helen (Helen Richardson Khan), Usha Iyer, Ruby Myers, Prayag Raj, Jalal Agha, Anwar Ali, Mohan Nadkarni, Sukhdev

112 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the U.S., 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?

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