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Bombil and Beatrice

Synopsis

One hundred years ago, a beautiful young English woman named Beatrice promised a young Indian man named Vilas that she would wait for him. For a hundred years, if need be. At the height of the British Raj, these star crossed-lovers shared a love that defied both of their worlds. On the night of New Year's Eve, Beatrice escapes from her family and elopes to her lover. But tragedy strikes instead.
 
One hundred years later, in the urban slums of today's Mumbai, Beatrice tracks down the reincarnation of her lover from a century ago. Vilas is now Bombil, the hitman, and she has a job for him. At the appointed hour, at the appointed time, 100 years after destiny struck, what will he do? Can he redeem himself in his lifetime for promises made in the last? Can he kill the very thing he loved?

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
35 mm
Director
Kaizad Gustad
Producer
Ayesha, Manu Kumaran, Taizoon Khorakiwala
Editor
Steve Mercer, Robert Wallace
Screenwriter
Kaizad Gustad
Director of Photography
Trevor Forrest
Production Designer
Ayesha Shroff
Composer
A R Rahman
Principal cast
Katie McGuinness, Prroshant Narayannan, Piyush Mishra

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

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