Bombay Talkies

The play depicts the lives of seven people living in Mumbai all with their own uniquely moving story It tries to capture the essence of people living in the city through seven characters who have been strung together in a series of monologues Stories about the ambitions of a child artist the escape of a ridiculed wife into art a single mothers sacrifice of her life for the sake of her children child abuse a TV reporters regret of the medias inability to celebrate positivism rather than sensationalism and negative news a hilarious take on corruption by a broker and the west beckoning todays youth are all interwoven Each character marked by failure and doubt are clearly self censored While they may communicate through candid expression they subtly allude to greater truths