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Bombay Boys
Bombay Boys
Soundtrack album by Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar
Released	12 August 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	40:12
Label	Sony Music India
Producer	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar
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Bombay Boys
Bombay Boys
Directed by	Kaizad Gustad
Written by	Kaizad Gustad
Starring	Tara Deshpande; Naveen Andrews; Rahul Bose; Alexander Gifford; Naseeruddin Shah; Roshan Seth; Luke Kenny;
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Priya Krishnaswamy
Music by	Dhruv Ghanekar; Ashutosh Pathak
Release date	25 December 1998;
Running time	105 min.
Country	India
Language	English

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Bombay Boys is a 1998 Indian cult crime comedy film written and directed by the Indian director Kaizad Gustad. It follows the adventures of three young men in modern-day Mumbai (or Bombay). The boys are of Indian origin, but were all raised in the West. Krishna Sahni (played by Naveen Andrews) is an aspiring actor from New York City who wants to make it big in Bollywood. Ricardo Fernandes (Rahul Bose) is from Sydney, Australia and is in Mumbai to search for his long-lost brother. Finally, Xerxes Mistry (Alexander Gifford), a musician from London, is looking to discover his "roots" in the land of his ancestors.

Synopsis[edit]

The three meet each other for the first time at Mumbai's airport and decide to find a place together. In the course of the movie, Krishna finds out that, in order to break into the local film industry, he must first win the (decidedly risky) patronage of Don Mastana, a godfather of the Mumbai underworld who's also a film producer. Mastana is a violent man who thinks nothing of impaling a lizard with a knife or shattering the skull of a fellow crime boss for making a pass at his girlfriend.

Ricardo, the serious-looking Australian, finds out the sad fate of his brother, but also manages to fall in love with Mastana's spunky moll Dolly, igniting further flames. Xerxes, who's a Parsi, is led to embrace his latent homosexuality by their gay landlord.

Cast[edit]

Naveen Andrews - Krishna Sahni
Rahul Bose - Ricardo Fernandes
Alexander Gifford - Xerxes Mistry
Naseeruddin Shah - Don Mastana
Tara Deshpande - Dolly
Roshan Seth - Pesi
Tarun Shahani - Danny
Luke Kenny - Xavier
Vinay Pathak - Spot-boy turned director
Kushal Punjabi - Asif
Javed Jaffrey - Special appearance in item song "MUMBHAI"
Nagesh Bhosle - Cherry Blossom Kalia

Production[edit]

Bombay Boys, which took four years to complete, was filmed on location in Mumbai's bars, slums and markets. The film was made on a limited budget; director Kaizad Gustad financed the film with credit cards as well as by borrowing money from his family and friends.^[1]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar and released by Sony Music India.

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mumbhai"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Javed Jaffrey	5:06
2.	"Paisa Paisa Paisa"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Mehnaz	6:11
3.	"Sunoh"	Lucky Ali	5:02
4.	"Mastana's Theme"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Smoke, Naseeruddin Shah	5:04
5.	"Yeah Yeah"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Indus Creed	3:04
6.	"Tabla Dholak"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Vinay Mandke	1:56
7.	"Quest"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Anaida	6:22
8.	"Bombay Blues"	Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Bashir Sheikh	5:01
9.	"Waltzing Matunga"	Merlyn D'Souza, Asif Ali Beg, Mantra	2:26
Total length:			40:12

Critical reception[edit]

The film was subjected to criticism for its homosexuality and profanity. Tanmeet Kumar from Planet Bollywood, stated that the film has portrayed India as "Americanized India". Tara Deshpande's performance was praised.^[2] Pradeep Sebastian of Deccan Herald wrote that "Going by the crowds flocking to see it, it[']s clear that Indian audiences have begun to expect good things from Indian English films. But this is one they are going to be disappointed with".^[3]

References[edit]

^ Ezra, Elizabeth; Rowden, Terry (2006). Transnational Cinema: The Film Reader. Taylor & Francis. p. 61. ISBN 0-415-37158-9.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Cinema Reviews - Deccan Herald".

External links[edit]

Bombay Boys at IMDb

[1] Ezra, Elizabeth; Rowden, Terry (2006). Transnational Cinema: The Film Reader. Taylor & Francis. p. 61. ISBN 0-415-37158-9.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Cinema Reviews - Deccan Herald".

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+'''''Bombay Boys''''' is a 1998 Indian [[cult film|cult]] [[crime comedy film]] written and directed by the Indian director [[Kaizad Gustad]]. It follows the adventures of three young men in modern-day [[Mumbai]] (or Bombay). The boys are of Indian origin, but were all raised in the West. Krishna Sahni (played by [[Naveen Andrews]]) is an aspiring actor from [[New York City]] who wants to make it big in [[Bollywood]]. Ricardo Fernandes ([[Rahul Bose]]) is from [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] and is in Mumbai to search for his long-lost brother. Finally, Xerxes Mistry ([[Alexander Gifford]]), a musician from [[London]], is looking to discover his "roots" in the land of his ancestors.
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 ==Critical reception==
-The film was subjected to criticism for its [[homosexuality]] and [[profanity]]. Film critic Yashodhara Pawar stated the film as "The harmful and immature portrayal of ethnic groups in films is an issue for not just South Asians in the global media but also the local and tribal productions in individual countries.".<ref>[http://www.sawnet.org/cinema/reviews.php?Bombay+Boys SAWNET: Film Review : Bombay Boys]. Sawnet. Retrieved, 8 June 2014</ref> Another film critic Tanmeet Kumar from Planet Bollywood, stated that the film has portrayed [[India]] as "Americanized India". Tara Deshpande's performance was praised.<ref>[http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html Planet-Bollywood - Film Review - Bombay Boys] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515111926/http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html |date=15 May 2014 }}. Planet Bollywood. Retrieved, 8 June 2014</ref> Pradeep Sebastian of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote that "Going by the crowds flocking to see it, it[']s clear that Indian audiences have begun to expect good things from Indian English films. But this is one they are going to be disappointed with".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/565643645742E3436525694000570F65?OpenDocument | title=Cinema Reviews - Deccan Herald }}</ref>
+The film was subjected to criticism for its [[homosexuality]] and [[profanity]]. Tanmeet Kumar from Planet Bollywood, stated that the film has portrayed [[India]] as "Americanized India". Tara Deshpande's performance was praised.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2014 |archive-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515111926/http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pradeep Sebastian of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote that "Going by the crowds flocking to see it, it[']s clear that Indian audiences have begun to expect good things from Indian English films. But this is one they are going to be disappointed with".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/565643645742E3436525694000570F65?OpenDocument | title=Cinema Reviews - Deccan Herald }}</ref>
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