Anurag's 'Bombay Velvet' to roll soon

It has been more than one-and-half years since film-maker Anurag Kashyap announced the making of his new film titled Bombay Velvet. There was also news that he had roped in an impressive star cast including John Abraham, Naseeruddin Shah and Kay Kay Menon. However, according to Anurag, the film has yet not gone on the floor.

Bombay Velvet will be based on Mumbai Fables, a book written by author Gyan Prakash, who is a professor of History at Princeton University and has served as the director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Centre for Historical Studies from 2003 to 2008. The book traces the remarkable cultural history of Mumbai as one of the most important metropolises in the world.

At an event last night to release Mumbai Fables in the city, Anurag said that he would start work on the film soon. He said, “While Prakash was writing his book, he was simultaneously writing the script for the film. It is always a painful wait for a film to take off. But now that the book will come out (in the market), we will start work soon.” He added, “After meeting the author and learning about his book, I dug deep into how this city (Mumbai) became a metropolis.”