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Critic Reviews for Bombay Velvet

Bombay Velvet fails to live up to its ambition

Kusumita Das, Deccan Chronicle

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BOMBAY VELVET is a visual masterpiece that is rich in form, wowed by the detailing of the 1960s, superb performances of Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar and Anushka Sharma

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

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Ranbir Kapoor looks perfect for his Cagney-esque part, Anushka Sharma shines only occasionally

Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express

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Bombay Velvet fails to live up to its ambition

Kusumita Das, Deccan Chronicle

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Bombay Velvet cannot be compared to any of Kashyap's brilliant style of story-telling

Martin D Souza, Glam Sham

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Amit Trivedi’s album for Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma has an overdose of jazz tracks!

Prateek Sur, Bollywood Life

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The audio of BOMBAY VELVET is another class offering from Amit-Amitabh team for Anurag, it does not get too classy or vague, and some of the tracks will definitely appeal to most section(s) of the audience

Abid, Glam Sham

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‘Bombay Velvet’ is a bollywood ode to American gangster movies

Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

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Bombay Velvet is an obviously shallow film, an all-out retro masala-movie with homage on the rocks and cocktail-shakers brimming with cliche

Raja Sen, Rediff

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Anurag Kashyap does manage to make a movie that is up there with Hollywood standards

Rachit Gupta, Filmfare

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The music of Bombay Velvet is pretty much on the expected lines, which means it doesn't really follow Bollywood norms and instead treads a path of its own

Joginder Tuteja , Bollywood Hungama

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Anurag Kashyap serves up another extravagant canvas tinted in blood and peppered with bullets

Sneha May Francis, Emirates 24/7

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Bombay Velvet is a superficial, average attempt at an entertainer

Shishir Gautam, Now Running

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Bombay Velvet is too bloodless to stun, too passionless to stir

Sukanya Verma, Rediff

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Despite being dragged down by a few glitches, the fine making and some decisive acting make it a timeless wonder that one must witness to revel the experience it offers more than anything else!

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Ranbir Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap’s epic collaboration ends up as a colossal disappointment!

Sreeju Sudhakaran, Bollywood Life

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Kashyap's Bombay Velvet is lost in a maze of his own making

Suparna Sharma, Deccan Chronicle

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Bombay Velvet is one of the most stylish-looking Hindi films, its glowing cinematography and sharp detailing presenting a heady, greedy city, full of nightmares and dreams

Srijana Mitra Das , The Times of India

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The film is a visual treat and the larger than life sets, undoubtedly take you to backto the 50-60's era

Sunaina Rana, Santa Banta

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Bombay Velvet eschews Bollywood-style for a more international jazz flavor and comes out as Amit Trivedi’s phenomenal labor of love!

Karthik Srinivas, Milliblog

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There’s real passion and sweat, but the centre does not hold

Anupama Chopra, Anupama Chopra

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A boon for jazz lovers, give it time to grow on you and then you’ll appreciate what Amit Trivedi and his singers and musicians have achieved!

Devesh Sharma, Filmfare

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Much of the film dazzles, but I found myself longing for some soul

Rajeev Masand, Rajeev Masand

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Bombay Velvet spends too much time on period details and loses focus

Aseem Chhabra, Rediff

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It's brave of Bombay Velvet makers to invest so much creatively in its music album

Aelina Kapoor, Rediff

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