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{{Infobox film
| name = Bombay Boys
| image = Bombay Boys.jpg

| caption =
| director = [[Kaizad Gustad]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Kaizad Gustad]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Tara Deshpande]]|[[Naveen Andrews]]|[[Rahul Bose]]|[[Alexander Gifford]]|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]|[[Roshan Seth]]|[[Luke Kenny]]}}
| music = [[Dhruv Ghanekar]]<br>[[Ashutosh Pathak]]
| cinematography = [[Kramer Morgenthau]]
| editing = [[Priya Krishnaswamy]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|1998|12|25}}
| runtime = 105 min.
| country = India
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Bombay Boys''''' is a 1998 Indian [[crime 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 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.

==Synopsis==

The three meet 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, 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.

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, igniting further flames. Xerxes, who's a [[Parsi people|Parsi]], is led to embrace his latent homosexuality by their gay landlord.

==Cast==
* [[Naveen Andrews]] as Krishna Sahni
* [[Rahul Bose]],as Ricardo Fernandes
* [[Alexander Gifford]] as Xerxes Mistry
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Don Mastana
* [[Tara Deshpande]] as Dolly
* [[Roshan Seth]] as Pesi
* Tarun Shahani as Danny
* [[Luke Kenny]] as Xavier
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Spot-boy turned director
* [[Kushal Punjabi]] as Asif
* [[Nagesh Bhosle]] - Cherry Blossom Kalia

Additionally, [[Javed Jaffrey]] made a special appearance in the item number "Mumbhai."

==Production==
''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>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]] and released by [[Sony Music India]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Bombay Boys
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 12 August 1998
| recorded = 1995–1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 40:12
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar
| prev_title = [[Tamanna (1997 film)|Tamanna]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Snip!
| next_year = 2000
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 40:12
| title1 = Mumbhai
| extra1 = [[Ashutosh Phatak]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], [[Javed Jaffrey]]
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Paisa Paisa Paisa
| extra2 = Ashutosh Phatak, [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], Mehnaz
| length2 = 6:11
| title3 = Sunoh
| extra3 = [[Lucky Ali]]
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Mastana's Theme
| extra4 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Smoke, [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
| length4 = 5:04
| title5 = Yeah Yeah
| extra5 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, [[Indus Creed]]
| length5 = 3:04
| title6 = Tabla Dholak
| extra6 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Vinay Mandke
| length6 = 1:56
| title7 = Quest
| extra7 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Anaida
| length7 = 6:22
| title8 = Bombay Blues
| extra8 = Ashutosh Phatak, Dhruv Ghanekar, Bashir Sheikh
| length8 = 5:01
| title9 = Waltzing Matunga
| extra9 = Merlyn D'Souza, Asif Ali Beg, Mantra
| length9 = 2:26
}}

==Critical reception==
Pradeep Sebastian of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote that "Going by the crowds flocking to see it, it[']s clear that Indian audiences have begun to expect good things from Indian English films. But this is one they are going to be disappointed with."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/565643645742E3436525694000570F65?OpenDocument | title=Cinema Reviews - Deccan Herald }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0168529|title=Bombay Boys}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1998 crime comedy films]]
[[Category:1998 LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:1990s gangster films]]
[[Category:Films about Indian Americans]]
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:1998 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Gay-related films]]
[[Category:Films about Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Comedy films about Asian Americans]]
[[Category:1998 English-language films]]
[[Category:1998 American films]]
[[Category:LGBTQ-related crime comedy films]]
[[Category:English-language crime comedy films]]

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