Bombay Talkie Movie Review 1970

A bored British writer (Kendal) heads to India to gather "experiences" and becomes involved with an Indian movie actor (Kapoor). Early clash-of-cultures film from Merchant Ivory has it's dull spots; the behind-the-scenes look at the Indian film industry is more interesting than the romance.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Indian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Behind the Scenes, Producers: Merchant Ivory, Filmmaking

Screenplay

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Cast

Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Kapoor, Zia Mohyeddin, Aparna Sen

Director

James Ivory

Producer

Ismail Merchant, Merchant-Ivory Productions