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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bombay Boys<br />
| image = Bombay Boys.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Kaizad Gustad]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Kaizad Gustad]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Tara Deshpande]] <br> [[Naveen Andrews]] <br> [[Rahul Bose]] <br> [[Alexander Gifford]] <br> [[Naseeruddin Shah]] <br> [[Roshan Seth]] <br> [[Luke Kenny]] <br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = [[Priya Krishnaswamy]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|1998|9|18}}<br />
| runtime = 105 min.<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = <br />
| preceded_by = <br />
| followed_by = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bombay Boys''''' is a 1998 Indian [[cult film|cult]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by the Indian director [[Kaizad Gustad]]. It follows the adventures of three young men in modern-day [[Mumbai]] (or Bombay). The boys are of Indian origin, but were all raised in the West. Krishna Sahni (played by [[Naveen Andrews]]) is an aspiring actor from [[New York City]] who wants to make it big in [[Bollywood]]. Ricardo Fernandes ([[Rahul Bose]]) is from [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] and is in Mumbai to search for his long-lost brother. Finally, Xerxes Mistry ([[Alexander Gifford]]), a musician from [[London]], is looking to discover his "roots" in the land of his ancestors.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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The three meet each other 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 (decidedly risky) patronage of Don Mastana ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]), a [[crime boss|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.<br />
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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 ([[Tara Deshpande]]), igniting further flames. Xerxes, who's a [[Parsi people|Parsi]], is led to embrace his latent [[homosexuality]] by their gay landlord ([[Roshan Seth]]).<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Naveen Andrews]] ... Krishna Sahni<br />
* [[Rahul Bose]] ... Ricardo Fernandes<br />
* [[Alexander Gifford]] ... Xerxes Mistry<br />
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] ... Don Mastana<br />
* [[Tara Deshpande]] ... Dolly<br />
* [[Roshan Seth]] ... Pesi<br />
* Tarun Shahani ... Danny<br />
* [[Luke Kenny]] ... Xavier<br />
* [[Vinay Pathak]] ... Spot-boy turned director<br />
* [[Kushal Punjabi]] ... Asif<br />
* [[Javed Jaffrey]] ... Special appearance in item song "MUMBHAI"<br />
* [[Nagesh Bhosle]] ... Cherry Blossom Kalia<br />
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==Production==<br />
''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.<ref>{{cite book |title= Transnational Cinema: The Film Reader |last= Ezra |first= Elizabeth |author2=Rowden, Terry |year= 2006 |publisher= Taylor & Francis|isbn= 0-415-37158-9 |page= 61 }}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]] and released by [[Sony Music India]].<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Bombay Boys<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1998<br />
| recorded = 1998<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 40:12<br />
| label = [[Sony Music India]]<br />
| producer = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar<br />
| prev_title = [[Tamanna (1997 film)|Tamanna]]<br />
| prev_year = 1997<br />
| next_title = Snip!<br />
| next_year = 2000<br />
}}<br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 40:12<br />
| title1 = Mumbhai<br />
| extra1 = [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], [[Javed Jaffrey]]<br />
| length1 = 5:06<br />
| title2 = Paisa Paisa Paisa<br />
| extra2 = Ashutosh Phatak, [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], Mehnaz<br />
| length2 = 6:11<br />
| title3 = Sunoh<br />
| extra3 = [[Lucky Ali]]<br />
| length3 = 5:02<br />
| title4 = Mastana's Theme<br />
| extra4 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Smoke, [[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br />
| length4 = 5:04<br />
| title5 = Yeah Yeah<br />
| extra5 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, [[Indus Creed]]<br />
| length5 = 3:04<br />
| title6 = Tabla Dholak<br />
| extra6 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Vinay Mandke <br />
| length6 = 1:56<br />
| title7 = Quest<br />
| extra7 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Anaida<br />
| length7 = 6:22<br />
| title8 = Bombay Blues<br />
| extra8 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Bashir Sheikh<br />
| length8 = 5:01<br />
| title9 = Waltzing Matunga<br />
| extra9 = Merlyn D'Souza, Asif Ali Beg, Mantra<br />
| length9 = 2:26<br />
}}<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
The film was subjected to criticism for its [[homosexuality]] and [[profanity]]. Film critic Yashodhara Pawar stated the film as "The harmful and immature portrayal of ethnic groups in films is an issue for not just South Asians in the global media but also the local and tribal productions in individual countries.".<ref>[http://www.sawnet.org/cinema/reviews.php?Bombay+Boys SAWNET: Film Review : Bombay Boys]. Sawnet. Retrieved, 8 June 2014</ref> Another film critic Tanmeet Kumar from Planet Bollywood, stated that the film has portrayed [[India]] as "Americanized India". Tara Deshpande's performance was praised.<ref>[http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html Planet-Bollywood - Film Review - Bombay Boys] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515111926/http://www.planetbollywood.com/film/bboys.html |date=15 May 2014 }}. Planet Bollywood. Retrieved, 8 June 2014</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0168529|title=Bombay Boys}}<br />
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