The hugely anticipated Bombay Talkies released this Friday to a fantastic response.

Here are some critics' reviews.

Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN (IBNLive)

You may have a favorite amongst the four stories, because yes, this is cinema, and it touches different chords in different individuals. But there’s no denying that Bombay Talkies is a breath of fresh air – a wonderful gift to audiences on the 100th birthday of Indian cinema. I’m going with three and half out of five for Bombay Talkies. Through four consummate storytellers, we’re reminded just how much the movies mean to us.

Ratings:4/5 Review By: Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama

Backed by Viacom18, the four prolific film-makers set out to narrate stories that are unconventional, borrowed from real life, about the common man. Also, each of those stories has a reference to Indian cinema/stars. The challenge lies in not merely narrating a story within a budget, but also narrating a tale effectively encompassing myriad emotions… On the whole, BOMBAY TALKIES is one of those infrequent movies wherein you get to eyeball the superior efforts of four top notch film-makers in less than two hours. This reality alone makes the film a compelling watch, while the superior performances and absorbing themes that the movie prides itself in only serve as an icing on the cake. This celebration of cinema is a must watch!

Ratings:4/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Star World ( Hindustan Times)

Bombay Talkies is a unique experiment that works very well. I’m going with four stars. The collaboration between four leading directors also suggests a confidence and maturity that was rare to find in the industry even a decade ago. I believe that things can only get better from here.

Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Srijana Mitra Das Site:Times Of India (TOI)

Bombay Talkies (BT) celebrates Bollywood's centenary - by deconstructing Bollywood's formula. Loving families, skin-tight genders, glittering stardom and happy endings get tossed about by the four directors here. Does this work? Yes - and no.So, BT's a good experiment, celebrating movies, mindsets and Mumbai's moods - but it isn't the coolest film doing so. Woh picture abhi baaqi hai, mere dost. Note: You may not like this film if you like Bollywood inside its formula.

Ratings:3/5 Review By: Saibal Chaterjee Site:NDTV

Each segment of Bombay Talkies has its moments, either in terms of the quality of the acting or in the little narrative sleights that hit home.One is left with the feeling that a once-in-a-century cinematic experiment should have had more heart and heft. But do not let that put you off. In encapsulating the dreams, disappointments, falsehoods, flashes of truth, elements of emotional artifice and inescapable realities of life, these four stories, each distinct in emotional timbre and visual feel, do present, within their limited ambit, a range of cinematic expressions that are in themselves laudable.

Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express

Bombay Talkies is a film that gives you what all good films should: it has stories, it has emotion, and it has drama. It has people you want to know. You want to tap them on the shoulder, and ask, 'hey, you got a minute? Sit, talk to me.' Finally, Bombay Talkies fills you with hope. If Bollywood can make a film like this, then it must be doing something right. Bombay Talkies speaks of you and me, and speaks to you and me. Not all segments are

Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Tushar Joshi Site:DNA

With each one of them being successful in delivering commercial hits, Bombay Talkies offers them a platform to indulge and explore another side of their creativity. Mind you these aren't necessarily art-house stories and each chapter has that signature stamp of their makers. Bombay Talkies is a format that needs to be praised for its concept. The sequencing of the stories works and the pace is swift, never showing signs of lethargy. If this was a tribute to 100 years of cinema, then we need to have an array of directors from different genres pay such homages more often.

Salman Khan's 'Being Human' Foundation is producing a Canadian film, 'Dr. Cabbie' starring Vinay Virmani from 'Breakaway' and Kunal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory. The movie is currently being shot in Toronto.


Salman plans to have Katrina Kaif's sister Isabelle Kaif debut in his film.



The film will be presented by SKBH Productions, the production company owned by the Indian film industry's most renowned and recognizable star, Salman Khan. "DR. CABBIE is the story of an Indian immigrant and it has an inherent universal appeal," said Salman Khan speaking about the film.

Director Jean-Francois Pouliot says, "DR. CABBIE is a timeless story that audiences will identify with, blending social issues and the journey to find one's place in the world". He adds, "We are thrilled to have such a talented cast who will tell this humorous and heartwarming story."


Dr. Cabbie is about an unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic. Dr. CABBIE is the heart warming journey of a young Indian Doctor who immigrates to Canada with the selfless ambition of healing others while beginning a new life in the land of opportunity. Dr. CABBIE discovers his true purpose and true love when he embarks upon this journey of a doctor turned cabbie.

Dr. Cabbie Movie Cast Are:

Vinay Virmani As Deepak
Adrianne Palicki
Kunal Nayyar
Lillete Dubey As Nellie
Mircea Monroe
Chris Diamantopoulos As Colin
Rizwan Manji As Vijay

Salman Khan has had a huge impact on Katrina Kaif's life for which, time and again, Katrina has mentioned and thanked Salman. This time, he's planning to turn Katrina's sister, Isabella Kaif's life around.

Katrina Kaif has made it big in Bollywood and now she is trying hard to bring her sister Isabella Kaif  to Bollywood. And it seems like Isabella is all set for a dream debut. Reports have it that the actress will be seen in a Canadian film Dr Cabbie, co-produced by Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation.

Katrina Kaif was rumored to be in a relationship with Salman Khan and he is credited for making the diva a star in Bollywood.

 “Isabelle went through the audition process like all the other actors. She was cast based on her performance and only because she was a perfect fit for the role(sic),” a website quoted spokesperson of Eros as saying about Isabella’s casting.

There are also rumors that Isabella is currently working in a short film opposite Anil Kapoor's son Harshvardhan.

Sherlyn Chopra has done it once again! After being in the news for being the first ever Indian girl to be featured on the international magazine Playboy, she is in the spotlight for her upcoming film Kamasutra 3D.

Chopra revealed the poster on Twitter recently and said, “1 of the few posters of Kamasutra 3D to be shortly showcased at a press conference at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.(sic)”.

The shooting of the film began in April and is being directed by Rupesh Paul.

If the poster is anything to go by, then, we are sure that there’s nothing that can even come near it (no pun intended!), as far as the ‘content’ of the film is concerned.

Interestingly, Sherlyn is also the first popular Indian actress to star in the ancient Indian erotica cinematic adaptation unlike Mira Nair’s Kamasutra: A Tale Of Love, which starred two American born actresses, Indira Verma and Sarita Choudhury, in the lead.

Playboy girl Sherlyn Chopra will soon be joining the likes of megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes red carpet this year.



According to a report published in a news daily, the second trailer of Sherlyn’s KamaSutra 3D will be released at the forthcoming 66th Cannes Film Festival.

The actress will be walking the red carpet with her director Rupesh Paul.

The Cannes Film Festival is going to be held next year and it will be featuring many Bollywood stars making their mark there.