Welcome to Velvetpur
The City of Dreams
"In Velvetpur, everyone has a price. The question is: who's paying?"
The Entertainment Capital
Velvetpur is the coastal megacity of Aaryavarta, a fictional South Asian nation. It's where the film industry thrives, where politicians come for fundraisers, where money flows between entertainment, business, and power. Second largest film industry in the world, Velvetpur produces dreams—and nightmares.
Golden sunset light filters through humid coastal air. Art deco buildings stand alongside glass towers. Traffic chaos mingles with the scent of street food near luxury cars. Paparazzi culture. Billboards with star faces everywhere. Power lunches at five-star hotels, secret midnight meetings in shadowed corners.
This is where the Velvetpur Noir stories unfold—where ambition meets corruption, where silence is survival, and where speaking truth can be fatal.
Districts of Velvetpur
Starlight Hills
Where A-List Celebrities Live
Gated mansions with high walls. European gardens. Armed security. Isolation as power. This is where the successful hide from the hungry masses below. Charity galas mask dark secrets. Behind every gilded gate, a scandal waiting to break.
Studio Quarter
Film Studios & Production Houses
Industrial warehouses converted to sound stages. Creative chaos. Where art happens— and where exploitation thrives. Casting couches. Power plays. Young hopefuls streaming in daily. Some become stars. Most disappear. Nobody asks questions.
Marine Drive
Upscale Seafront
Art deco buildings facing the ocean. Luxury hotels where deals are made. Five-star restaurants. The Blue Hour bar where celebrities unwind and secrets are traded. Where rich and aspiring meet. Public facade, private transactions.
Kamala Market
Middle-Class Neighborhood
Cramped apartments. Shared bathrooms. Dreams compressed into tiny spaces. Struggling actors' territory. Street food vendors. Dance studios. Audition notices on bulletin boards. Where most stories begin—and where many end.
Old Town
Traditional Neighborhoods
Colonial-era architecture crumbling. Traditional businesses dying. Family-owned theaters being demolished for luxury developments. History being erased. Old money clashing with new ambition. Cultural roots versus modern greed.
Rajdhani
Political Capital (300km Inland)
Not in Velvetpur, but connected by corruption. Wide avenues, government buildings, bureaucratic power center. Where entertainment money meets political influence. Less glamorous but more powerful. Politicians visit Velvetpur for fundraisers; stars visit Rajdhani for favors.
The Velvetpur Experience
Golden Hour
Sunset light through humidity. The city looks most beautiful—and most false— between 5-7 PM. When deals are sealed and secrets are whispered.
Money Flows
Entertainment funds politics. Politics protects criminals. Criminals invest in films. A circular economy of corruption where everyone's hands are dirty.
Silence is Survival
What you know can get you killed. What you reveal can destroy you. In Velvetpur, secrets are currency—and speaking the truth is the most dangerous act.
Who Lives in Velvetpur?
Struggling Artists
Waiters, dancers, actors. Living in Kamala Market. Desperate for their big break. Vulnerable to exploitation. Some make it. Most don't. All are changed.
Power Brokers
Producers, directors, distributors. They control careers with a phone call. Predators protected by the system. Kingmakers with dark secrets.
Witnesses
Bartenders, drivers, assistants. They see everything. Know everyone's secrets. Must decide: stay silent or speak truth. Both choices have costs.
Truth Seekers
Journalists, activists, cops. Trying to expose corruption. Fighting a system designed to protect itself. Dangerous work in a city that punishes honesty.
Stories from Velvetpur
Explore the Velvetpur Noir collection—dark thrillers that reveal what happens when ambition meets corruption in the City of Dreams.