Ali and Kashyap to Present Coming-of-Age Film
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Ali and Kashyap to Present Coming-of-Age Film

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Indian auteurs Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap are joining forces to present "Bobby Beauty Parlour," a short film set to premiere during Friendship Week. The film, directed by Shashwat Dwivedi, centers on the final hours shared between two childhood friends.

The coming-of-age story follows Eelu and Manu as they spend their last moments together at a neighborhood beauty parlor. According to *Variety*, the pair pass the time drinking, napping, and playfully bickering, seemingly reluctant to acknowledge an impending separation. Ali and Kashyap’s involvement is as presenters of the film, indicating their support for Dwivedi's work and the story it tells.

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