Indian auteurs Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap have come together to present “Bobby Beauty Parlour,” a coming-of-age short film premiering during Friendship Week.
Directed by Shashwat Dwivedi, “Bobby Beauty Parlour” follows childhood best friends Eelu and Manu, who spend their last hours together drinking, napping and bickering in a neighborhood beauty parlor, unwilling to let go of a chapter of life that is ending. The film is produced by Janhavi Asthana, who also serves as co-writer and cinematographer, along with Ranjan Singh and Kashyap. Singh produces the film, and Kashyap curates it for the channel.
Ali and Kashyap have known each other since their student days in Delhi, and the short marks an unusual pairing of the two directors on a single project.
“The most spectacular moments of life don’t scream, but remain a part of our character forever,” Ali said. “It is such moments that make ‘Bobby Beauty Parlour’ charming. The film got me remembering my own small hometown, my adolescent decisions and friends that I always carried with me.”
Kashyap previously curated “Incognito” for the same YouTube channel last month, and described “Bobby Beauty Parlour” as a “simple story, simply told.”
