Bombay Velvet earned ₹23 crore in its opening week against a ₹120 crore budget.
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News1801-01-2026, 11:40

Ranbir Kapoor 'Very Upset' Over Bombay Velvet Flop, Asked Kashyap to 'Ignore' It

  • Anurag Kashyap revealed Ranbir Kapoor was "very upset" by *Bombay Velvet*'s box office failure.
  • Ranbir asked Kashyap to "ignore" discussing the film's debacle publicly, as per Kashyap's interview with SCREEN.
  • The film's failure initially strained Kashyap's relationship with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma.
  • Kashyap admitted dealing with "own demons" post-failure, focusing on *Raman Raghav*, leading to a distant but cordial equation with the actors.
  • *Bombay Velvet*, a 2015 neo-noir film with a ₹120 crore budget, earned only ₹23 crore, becoming a commercial failure.

Why It Matters: Bombay Velvet's failure deeply affected Ranbir Kapoor and strained relationships with Anurag Kashyap.

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