Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap Present Short Film 'Bobby Beauty Parlour'
Filmmakers Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap are presenting the short film "Bobby Beauty Parlour," directed by Shashwat Dwivedi. The coming-of-age story follows childhood friends Eelu and Manu spending their final afternoon together trapped in a neighbourhood beauty parlour, reflecting on friendship and growing up. Produced by Janhavi Asthana, Ranjan Singh, and Kashyap, the film will release on the Oh Short Flips YouTube channel on August 6. Both Ali and Kashyap praised the film's simple storytelling and emotional depth.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 28/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thestatesman broke this story on 3 Aug, 05:00 am. Other outlets followed.