Ranbir Kapoor to turn producer with Bombay Velvet

New turn in Ranbir Kapoor’s career is on the cards. His dream to produce a film will soon become a reality as he has taken a step forward to fulfill the same.Anurag Kashyap-headed Phantom Productions' most grand project,Bombay Velvet, will see him as a co-producer on its board. Super excited Ranbir confirmed the news, “Innovative content excites me and I believe the Phantom team is a pioneer at it. This seems to be the perfect time in my career to take up bigger ownership of a film and be a producer. "

An insider added,"Anurag had several meetings with the presenters of the film, Viacom 18. The film has an epic canvas, with a budget of approximately 95 crores. Ranbir was not a part of the proposal at that time, since the casting was far from final." Ranbir was not even sure if he would play the lead role in the film as confusion was going on between the projects of Anurag, Abhinav and several other scripts. While Ranbir’sBesharamwith Abhinavis in progress, the decision to co-produceBombay Velvetwas taken recently.

During the script reading sessions, Ranbir agreed to play a bigger role in the film, quite unaware of the fact that he would become a co-producer of the project.Bombay Velvet, based on historian Gyan Prakash's ‘Mumbai Fables’, is the story of how the city emerged as a metropolis against the setting of love, greed, violence and Jazz music. The film that also stars Anushka Sharma is a part of a trilogy that aspires to recreate Bombay of the 50s, 60s and 70s.