Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

PimpinAinttEasy Dear Anurag Kashyap, Is the Bombay shown in this movie real? Were there really clubs like the one in the movie back in the 1960's? And were there such decked up classy looking singers, dancers and stand up comedians in these clubs? I find it hard to believe. I have read about V.S.Naipaul's travels across Bombay in his book An Area of Darkness. The book paints a different picture of Bombay in the 1960's. Naipaul described it as a dreadful and crowded place where people had no individuality. I thought your film was quite uninspired. I could not watch more than half of it. The problem with the film was that it spent too much time showing off the sets and the jazz clubs. The clubs and the jazz music needed to be in the background but somehow they encroach into other areas of the film. They serve as a distraction and not as a feature of the film that lends weight to the narrative.Another source of irritation for me was the acting. I guess you had to cast phony and overrated actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma to finance this 120 crore film. The actors were described perfectly during a discussion on the Indian cinema board on IMDb by another user - they simply slog through their roles. Karan Johar had reasonably good screen presence. But his performance was nothing to write home about - he does not take too many risks and simply underplays it. Ranbir Kapoor was unbearable. He seemed to be working under the impression that playing an upstart working class man involves making silly faces and running around like a monkey. I cannot understand the excessive praise for the actor who played Chiman. I am sure he would be forgotten like Deepak Dobriyal (who was unnecessarily hyped up after an above average performance in Omkara). Also, there were too many wooden actors in the supporting roles. The film was nice to look at. But I cannot remember a single scene that stood out. It all seemed so counterfeit.Bombay Velvet was a disappointment. But I will definitely watch your next film, Anurag. Best Regards, Pimpin.

Ajit Tiwari "Bombay Velvet", Anurag Kashyap's most ambitious project riding on 90 crores, based on the "Mumbai Fables" by Gyan Prakash. It starts just after the Indian independence and tells the story of how the seven islands become Bombay, the reclamation, corrupt politician, organized crime, Jazz cafés and love story of Johnny Balraj and Rosie.Balraj comes to Bombay with his mother and wants to become "Big Shot" and he can go to any length to achieve his dreams.We all admire Anurag Kashyap for the cinematic brilliance and he has taken the affliction of taking the Indian Cinema to the next level. We all have seen "Black Friday", "Dev D","Gulaal", "GOW 1&2" and "Ugly". He is a man with panache and his movies deal with burning issues and fantastic subjects. However, "Bombay Velvet" fell really short on all aspects, it never embraces you as a viewer and it never connects with you.It has a world-class art direction, awesome sets of Bombay erected in Sri Lanka, fantastic cinematography and CGI. Every nuance of 60's Bombay has been put to the detail. The background score is mostly loud but some songs compliment the scenes. It runs for 150 delirious minutes.However, the writing is never convincing, it tries to be "Godfather", "Goodfellas" and "Scarface" altogether. The culmination is pretty sour as we never understand the sudden changes. There are many subplots which do not add anything to the story and left open.Ranbir's character is powerful but it is confused between a gangster and a lover. Anushka Sharma doesn't have much to do except lip sync and some exaggerated scenes. Karan Johar looks phony as a slick and stylish villain but he is flat throughout the movie. Why did he laugh so much on the word "Tender", it looked awful? Satyadeep Mishra has done a good job. Kay Kay impresses as always in a small role.We could also see Varun Grover's stand-up comedy presentation in the café.This could have been a way better film if some more time would have been invested in writing because it has some instances of being a masterpiece.

lordjuramormont There just isn't any other explanation! Nobody in a sober state could like this pathetic piece of junk!! I am absolutely positive that the people who like this movie are smoking up or are being offered money to write positive reviews! I am open to both the scenarios! If I am offered either i'll give this movie 10 stars or a positive review too! And if that is not the case then to those people's families I say.. please get them checked into an asylum! They (likers of this useless movie) are definitely out of their minds! this movie is 10 degrees of pathetic! nothing is right about this film! even for a fiction! It is so bad that it made want to hit something hard! made me want to pull my hair out or poke something sharp in my eyes! I wish i knew some curses or hexes to put on the makers and all the useless actors in this movie! I want my money back! In fact i want more than what i paid for!

Avdhesh Rai This film is one of the honest films. Once I felt the stories from the feel, I was literally blown. This film will grow on you. You'll demand to watch it again later because the films is very subtle. This is one film which should have been praised however it is not. The most striking aspects of Bombay Velvet are its evocative visual texture and its lush and layered sound design. The Bombay Velvet plot is littered with street fights, shootouts and murders on the one hand, and jazz sounds, bitter tabloid wars, fierce political rivalries, deadly depredations of land sharks and labor unrest on the other. Please watch it once and watch is carefully before someone telling you not to watch the film.