Bombay Rose

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Bombay Rose

PG-13,

2019,

1h 33m,

Romance/

Drama/

Animation

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71%

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Escaping from child marriage, a young club dancer living in the streets of Bombay, must choose between fending for her family and finding love with a boy orphaned by the militancy. Painted frame by frame and woven delicately through music, a red rose brings together three tales of impossible loves. Love between two dreamers tested by duty and religious divides. Love between two women. Love of an entire city for its Bollywood stars. Based on true events, the film, in documentary fashion, explores the ruthlessness of a society where the love and life that reigns on the big screen can crush you in its mean streets.

Amy Nicholson

New York Times

Mar 18, 2021

B-

The nostalgic ruminations of "Bombay Rose" have the feel of one of the vintage music boxes that an actress tuts over while talking to her dead co-star. The movie is lovely, but airless and bolted with scraps that barely hold together.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

Mar 12, 2021

Bombay Rose is a potent mix of reality, imagination and fantasy.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Mar 4, 2021

3/4

Rao's storytelling isn't as strong as the visuals, but it is refreshing to have a new voice telling tales we don't hear about often enough.

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Charles Hartford

But Why Tho?

Jan 16, 2023

6/10

If you are looking for something different visually to watch that delivers some emotion, Bombay Rose may deliver enough to make it worth catching.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Mar 25, 2021

3/5

Bombay Rose is meditatively paced and there's not much to it, but it's visually delivered with color, culture, and beauty.

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Siddhant Adlakha

Polygon

Mar 11, 2021

In spite of its narrative failings, which would kneecap most films entirely, Bombay Rose is a stunning visual achievement, and a far cry from the CG-animated fare which tends to garner mainstream attention.

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Escaping from child marriage, a young club dancer living in the streets of Bombay, must choose between fending for her family and finding love with a boy orphaned by the militancy. Painted frame by frame and woven delicately through music, a red rose brings together three tales of impossible loves. Love between two dreamers tested by duty and religious divides. Love between two women. Love of an entire city for its Bollywood stars. Based on true events, the film, in documentary fashion, explores the ruthlessness of a society where the love and life that reigns on the big screen can crush you in its mean streets.

Director: Gitanjali Rao
Producer: Rohit Khattar, Anand Mahindra
Screenwriter: Gitanjali Rao
Production Co: Les Films d'ici, Cinestaan Film Company, Goldfinch Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Smoking|Language|Thematic/Suggestive Material)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Animation
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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