Bombay Talkies
2013 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 6.4 · 73% critics
This anthology film marks a milestone for Hindi cinema through four separate stories about everyday people whose lives are shaped by movies, stars, and the dreams they inspire. Moving between humor, discomfort, and warmth, it explores identity, ambition, family pressures, and the public’s deep fascination with the film world.
Also known as Its A Strange Tale
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-05-03
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (60 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like anthology films with bold, sometimes uncomfortable themes and uneven-but-memorable segments, similar to Lust Stories or Ajeeb Daastaans; Not for you if you want one cohesive, consistently uplifting celebration.
Pros: strong performances; varied emotional stories; memorable standout segments | Cons: uneven quality; weak celebration theme; some parts drag
Themes
- anthology
- woman director
Cast & crew
Rani Mukerji
as Gayatri
Randeep Hooda
as Dev
Saqib Saleem
as Avinash
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
as Purandar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
as Purandar's Father
Naman Jain
as Vicky
Ranvir Shorey
as Vicky's Father
Vineet Kumar Singh
as Vijay
Sudhir Pandey
as Vijay's Father
Abdul Quadir Amin
as Arjun
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar +1 more