The Bombay Royale have done it again, and it was no easy task. Hooghly Night Patrol and (Give Me Back My) Bunty Bunty have funkiness in abundance, and together with the title track it includes some embryonic space age synth effects which only adds to the charm. Khubsoorat Bewafa bears uncanny resemblances to Blondie’s Rapture which must be intentional and demonstrates skill in converting the sound to one of their own. It’s almost comedic approach compliments the wild and commanding sound, racing along to a ‘to be continued’ finale.ĭon’t let the Bollywood tag deter you, there’s enough modern influences in here to satisfy any music interest. Take the video to single Henna Henna which contains heroine, hero and evil leader all in one. Seemingly interweaving all the tracks into an adventure on the land of the mad doctor and reciting a tale of love, hate and power, it is surprising and often borders on the amusing. Fronted by Parvyn Kaur Singh, the daughter of shabad singer Dya Singh, and Shourav Bhattacharya a second generation Indian-Australian computer whizz, they present twelve tracks which create a varied musical backdrop.Īs with their debut album, The Island Of Dr Electrico could, and should, front a movie. Never disappointing in an album of superb musicianship and inspiring segues of 60s and 70s soundtracks blended with the sounds of today.īased in Melbourne, The Bombay Royale are (currently) an eleven piece ensemble containing a wicked horn section which exudes life throughout the group’s sound. Its mix of vintage Bollywood together with surf, rock and disco was intriguing and clever. An album that obtains number 1 on the iTunes World Music Charts has to have something about it. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews.įollowing up 2012s You Me Bullets Love was never going to be easy. It was published by Rupa Publications in 2012, and is available in paperback.The Bombay Royale – The Island Of Dr Electrico ( Hope Street Recordings)īollywood inspired surf / disco / funk outfit, The Bombay Royale release their second album. The book lists details about the interiors of the hotel, his interaction with his colleagues and the guests on that night. Chawla, who was an operations management trainee at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in 2008, recounts the hours of horror as Mumbai and the iconic hotel is bullet-riddled by coordinated terrorist attacks. Written by Ankur Chawla in 2012, this is an eyewitness account, literally. '14 Hours: An Insi der’s Account of the 26/11 Taj Attack' Published in 2013, the book kicks off with daily proceedings in the busy hotel before going onto harrowing details of the attacks.
WHAT GENRE IS THE BOMBAY ROYALE TRIAL
Based on extensive research by the authors, this includes unreleased documents from the trial of Ajmal Kasab in India. Written by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, this one gives an insider view of the 2008 attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai. Attending a Bombay Royale concert is more than an experience, its an immersion into dance and movement. A band who describe themselves as the originators of a fresh new musical genre inspired by the soundtracks of vintage Bollywood films. The film also stars Atul Kulkarni, Ganesh Yadav, and Sadh Orhan amongst others. These days, Paryn Kaur Singh is frontwoman of Bombay Royale. Nana Patekar plays Mumbai top cop Rakesh Maria who handled the investigations. Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘The Attacks Of 26/11’ is probably the only film in Bollywood which traces the entire sequence of events which took place on the fateful day.
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