Bollywood gives a thumbs up to ‘Bombay Velvet’

Anurag Kashyap held a special screening of his upcoming film Bombay Velvet. The screening was well attended by Bollywood celebrities. The Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma starrer has charmed the Bollywood fraternity. The performances by Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar have also been appreciated by the stars.

B-Town took to micro-blogging site Twitter to shower love and praises for the film as well as the actors.

Kalki tweeted,

#BombayVelvet RK steals the show, among brill actors, @AnushkaSharma sings her heart out, the Jazz is wacky, the world so stylish, go cinema

— Kalki Koechlin (@kalkikanmani) May 11, 2015

Sonakshi too,

Visually stunning and great performances – Bombay Velvet. @anuragkashyap72 take a bow ? @karanjohar makes debut of the year ?

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) May 12, 2015

Abhishek Bachchan was all praise,

Really enjoyed Bombay Velvet. Such a well made film. Well done Anurag, Ranbir, @AnushkaSharma, Kay Kay, Satyadeep and @TheVivaanShah

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 12, 2015

‘Bombay Velvet’ is the story of one ordinary man who goes against all odds and forges his destiny to become a big shot. It is based on based on historian Gyan Prakash’s book Mumbai Fables.

Anushka Sharma plays a jazz singer Rosie Norohna who performs at the Bombay Velvet club. She falls in love with Johnny Balraj, a street fighter who aspires to become a big shot.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film also stars Raveena Tandon and Kay Kay Menon. It is slated to release on May 15.