Overview
- Sharing details from a recent interview, Kashyap recounted studio research claiming audiences were put off by Ranbir Kapoor’s curled hairstyle, a rationale he called absurd.
- Kashyap said a section of his audience accused him of selling out after collaborating with Karan Johar, and he still hears that his ‘downfall’ began when he “shook hands” with him.
- Released in 2015, Bombay Velvet was produced on a reported ₹100–118 crore budget and earned about ₹43 crore worldwide.
- Karan Johar’s role in Bombay Velvet remains his only full-length acting performance, with his other screen appearances limited to cameos.
- Kashyap added that Ranbir Kapoor prefers not to revisit the subject, while the director noted he is frequently asked about the film despite moving on to critically praised work with uneven box office returns.