Bombay Talkies
2014 · 74 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 44 VOTES · DIR. Vickram Kapadia
Overview
The play depicts the lives of seven people living in Mumbai, all with their own uniquely moving story. It tries to capture the essence of people living in the city through seven characters who have been strung together in a series of monologues. Stories about the ambitions of a child artist, the escape of a ridiculed wife into art, a single mother’s sacrifice of her life for the sake of her children, child abuse, a TV reporter’s regret of the media’s inability to celebrate positivism rather than sensationalism and negative news, a hilarious take on corruption by a broker and the west beckoning today’s youth are all interwoven. Each character, marked by failure and doubt are clearly self –censored. While they may communicate through candid expression, they subtly allude to greater truths.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,351 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:45 ''Here I come.''
00:08:39 ''Neither couId he understand, nor couId I.''
00:11:23 I aIways wanted to know...
00:13:46 SeriousIy. Who is he?
00:16:13 Right?
00:18:38 Just come with me. Trust me, you'II not regret it.
00:22:11 Are you okay? - Yeah.
00:25:00 Can youjust go? PIease! Just go!
00:35:05 AnjaIi ate up the batterfor her son's fries
00:41:09 Not for saIe
00:44:29 EngIish? Hindi? Marathi? Ok foryou?
00:49:42 Your SociaI Security?
00:54:12 You naiIed it the first time!
01:01:18 I don't want to Iearn footbaII.
01:08:03 Do you have an answer?
01:11:45 they wiII come true.
01:16:45 Rs. 250.
01:23:33 Buzz off... I'm working.
01:27:43 So fondIy he caIIs her by her name... MaIati!
01:31:33 We've heard you out...! - PIenty Iike you... Leave!
01:35:17 So am I...!
01:39:01 I've deIivered your murabba inside.
01:43:27 Did Amitabh Bachchan eat it? - Yup.
01:49:00 The many seasons its savored... resonate in its flavor.