by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Bombay Talkie was, together with Shakespeare Wallah, the property that brought worldwide recognition to the Merchant-Ivory filmmaking team. Jennifer Kendal plays a British writer, seeking out new adventures in India. The writer comes across actor Shashi Kapoor and his director Zia Mohyeddin and has romantic relations with both, thereby opening up a culture-clash can of worms. The script is by Merchant-Ivory perennial Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
characteristics
- Writer's Life
- Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance
- Filmmaking
- Filmmaker
- Romantic
- Tragic-love
- Writing
- Romance
- Actor
- Journey
- Author
- Behind-the-scenes
- Acting
- Actress
- Love
