NEW DELHI -- Donning soiled clothes and sporting hands wrapped in bandages, Ranbir Kapoor enacts the role of a street-fighter in his forthcoming film "Bombay Velvet".
The film's makers Fox Star Studios and Phantom Films unveiled a teaser image of Ranbir Wednesday to build excitement around the movie's first poster that is set to release Thursday, read a statement.
Ranbir was reported to have shot some cage-fighting scenes in the Anurag Kashyap-helmed romantic thriller for which he went through boxing coaching. The teaser image plays on his edgy avatar in the film.
Ranbir plays the character of the risk-taking daredevil Johnny Balraj. His co-star Anushka Sharma plays his love interest in the film.
"Student of the Year" director Karan Johar will be seen playing a negative role in the film, which is set for a May 15 release.
Johny Balraj from #BombayVelvet is here.... pic.twitter.com/K4idalV2D4
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 28, 2015