Longtime friends and acclaimed filmmakers Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap have come together for a special collaboration as presenters of the coming-of-age short film Bobby Beauty Parlour. Timed to coincide with Friendship Week, the film is set to premiere on the Oh Short Flips YouTube channel on August 6 at midnight.Directed by Shashwat Dwivedi, Bobby Beauty Parlour tells the story of childhood best friends Eelu and Manu, who spend one final afternoon together before life takes them in different directions. Set largely inside a neighbourhood beauty parlour, the short captures the innocence of adolescence as the duo spend their time drinking, napping, arguing, and trying to hold on to a friendship that is about to change forever.The collaboration also marks a rare creative coming together between Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap, whose friendship dates back to their university days in Delhi. While Kashyap has been curating content for the Oh Short Flips YouTube channel, Bobby Beauty Parlour has been backed by producer Ranjan Singh and curated by the filmmaker.Sharing his thoughts on the film, Imtiaz Ali said, “The most spectacular moments of life don’t scream, but remain a part of our character forever. It is such moments that make Bobby Beauty Parlour charming. The film got me remembering my own small hometown, my adolescent decisions and friends that I always carried with me.”The short has been produced by Janhavi Asthana, who has also co-written and served as the cinemato