Based on Professor Gyan Prakash's book Bombay Fables, the film directed by Anurag Kashyap is set in '60s Bombay.
The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as cage-fighter Johnny Balraj, while Karan Johar makes his debut as a villain in a full length role.
The director-producer plays a Parsi businessman named Kaizad Khambatta in the film. Anushka Sharma plays a club singer named Rosie in the movie.
Earlier, the actress shared images of several posters from the film on Twitter.
The BigShot love story of Johnny Balraj & Rosie.#BombayVelvetTrailer out tmrw @8.30 AM. #RanbirKapoor @AnushkaSharma pic.twitter.com/bcY7zDDUBj
— MEERA (@AnushkaSharma) March 18, 2015
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Described as the story of an ordinary man who goes against all odds and forges his destiny to make it big in the city, the film was initially offered to both Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan but neither was willing to take on the mammoth project.
Bombay Velvet is set to release on May 15. The producers are said to be planning to release the film worldwide as India's first crossover movie.
