Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bombay Velvet’ gets new release date

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s much awaited film “Bombay Velvet”, which was reportedly planned to be released on Christmas along with Aamir Khan’s “P.K.”, is now set for Nov 28 release, the makers of “Bombay Velvet” announced Wednesday.

On the final day of the shoot of “Bombay Velvet” at CCI Club, Mumbai, the producer Fox Star Studios announced to the cast and crew of the film that both the films will get the release window that they truly deserve.

“Every once in a while comes a film which is very special. ‘Bombay Velvet’ is a big canvas film with some incredible performances. A special film demands a special release weekend. ‘Bombay Velvet’ will release worldwide on the Thanksgiving weekend, Nov 28,” said Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios.

Both Ranbir Kapoor-starrer “Bombay Velvet” and Aamir Khan’s “P.K.” have been hailed as the films to watch out for this year, and exhibitors and distributors were worried that the two films were heading for a box office clash.

Ranbir Kapoor said: “I’m really proud of the movie and by not clashing we have decided that it is the best way to put ‘Bombay Velvet’ across to more audiences. It is a film that has been made with a lot of love and we are proud to announce that Anurag’s dream and passion is going to come to the theatres on Nov 28.”

“It has been exciting 10 months on the sets with such good actors and a hard working crew to shoot this story which has always fascinated me. This has been a fantastic journey till now and in fact I feel super-charged to enter the next stage of the film,” Anurag Kashyp said.

Vikas Bahl of Phantom Films, which has co-produced “Bombay Velvet”, added: “We are quite happy to finish the shoot the way Anurag envisioned the film. We look forward to create a phenomenal cinematic experience for the big screen this year.”

Directed by Anurag Kashyap the film features Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in lead.

Inputs by IANS