Bombay Talkie
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Bombay Talkie | |
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Directed by | James Ivory |
Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala James Ivory |
Starring | Shashi Kapoor Jennifer Kendal Aparna Sen Utpal Dutt |
Release date(s) | 1970 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Language | English |
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Bombay Talkie (1970) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Lucia Lane (Jennifer Kendal) is a British author who is researching the Bollywood film industry. She falls in love and has an affair with Vikram (Shashi Kapoor), who is a famous Bollywood actor. The plot is complicated by the fact that Vikram is married, and his friend, Hari, is also in love with Lucia.