This is a film about two very annoying people from very different cultures. Lucia Lane (Jennifer Kendal) is a British author who is visiting India. A screenwriter is obviously enamored with her but she is drawn towards Vikram (Shashi Kapoor). The two begin an affair--one that seems built on selfishness. After all, she's already been married four times and he is currently married. Because of this and Lucia's unpredictable and moody behavior (the b-word comes to mind when I think of her), it's really hard to care about this couple. However, it also seems that they are doomed for disaster--something I actually looked forward to! Normally, you are NOT supposed to wish to see a tragic ending--but because I hated both the characters so much, I couldn't wait! Unfortunately, it isn't horrible enough--as even killing the couple wouldn't have been good enough to merit my wasting my time on "Bombay Talkie"!
This is a rather bad romantic movie. While I love the behind the scenes look at the Indian film industry, the story itself was tepid and the characters vapid. And, interestingly, the romance between Lucia and Vikram is totally unconvincing, as in real life the pair were married and remained so for many years (until Kendal's death). The only thing else I really liked was the way the opening credits were done! All in all, a very poor film--mostly because the script is poor and the dialog is even worse. A clear misfire.
This is a rather bad romantic movie. While I love the behind the scenes look at the Indian film industry, the story itself was tepid and the characters vapid. And, interestingly, the romance between Lucia and Vikram is totally unconvincing, as in real life the pair were married and remained so for many years (until Kendal's death). The only thing else I really liked was the way the opening credits were done! All in all, a very poor film--mostly because the script is poor and the dialog is even worse. A clear misfire.