Bumbai (1995)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Mani Ratnam

Writers:

Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
Mani Ratnam (story)

Release Date:

25 July 1998 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Plot:

A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where the have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.

Plot Keywords:

Hindu | Muslim | Twins | Religious Tolerance | City Name In Title

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Arvind Swamy	...	Shekhar Mishra Narayan
Manisha Koirala	...	Shaila Bano
Tinnu Anand	...	Shakti Samaj Leader
Akash Khurana
Nasser		(as Nazar)
Kitty
Master Harsha
Master Hriday
Sonali Bendre
Nagendra Prasad		(as S. Nagendra Prasad)
Ratnakar
Prakash Rai
M.V. Vasudeva Rao		(as Vasudeva Rao)
Rallapalli		(as Raallapalli)
Deesh Mariwala

Also Known As:

Bombay (India: English title)
Bombayi (India: Telugu title) (dubbed version)

Runtime:

141 min | Israel:130 min | USA:130 min

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil | Hindi | Telugu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)

Trivia:

Cameraman Rajiv Menon was offered the lead role by Mani Ratnam, but he turned it down.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Larger Than Life (2003)

Soundtrack:

Poovukku Enna

An excellent thoughtful film with good music

This is a film about the ethnic divide in India set during the 1994 Hindu-Muslim riots in Mumbai (Bombay).

The direction is slick, the script excellent and the songs brilliant. You will not often find an Indian Commercial film which is entertaining and has a thoughtful message.

While the ending might be idealistic and slightly unrealistic, it gives us hope that one day we will set aside our differences. The message is also not rammed down our throat, so overall go and watch this movie!