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.''
00:08:44 ''It's a strange taIe..''
00:11:28 Go and ask, ''Are you a Shridevi fan or a Madhuri fan?''
00:14:02 Who?
00:16:34 May I? Jagjit Singh.
00:18:53 Just come.
00:22:37 Nothing. Wasjust in the area. So I thought...
00:26:42 They arejust not Iistening... - Gayatri...
00:36:32 By rights you need two forthat
00:42:00 You're from Satara, right?
00:45:51 ''I'm onIy doing What Shirin did for Farhaad...''
00:51:07 I forgot, you're not doing it
00:59:44 Moreover, I never Iose an argument.
01:03:24 You want to see the movie?
01:10:09 You shouId've faiIed.
01:13:28 I suggest you bring your cIassmates here.
01:18:42 Dad said so?
01:25:26 So then he gave me this bottIe ofhoney and said...
01:30:15 See, he is a very busy man. He can't meet anyone Iike this...
01:33:45 A meeting had brought me here too!
01:37:35 Didn't recognize me?
01:42:16 They charge 2 bucks to take a shit in this city! This is my pIight.
01:46:27 ... But no! - Then What?
03:00:00 for Vicky's coaching.