Bombay Boys


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

Synopsis

The three meet 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 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

Additionally, Javed Jaffrey made a special appearance in the item number "Mumbhai."

Production

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.

Soundtrack

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

Critical reception

Pradeep Sebastian of Deccan Herald wrote that "Going by the crowds flocking to see it, its 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."