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Bombay

  • 19951995
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 10m
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8.1/10
13K
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Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (1995)
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A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the f... Read allA Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Writers
    • Mani Ratnam(story/screenplay)
    • Umesh Sharma(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arvind Swamy
    • Manisha Koirala
    • Nassar
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Writers
    • Mani Ratnam(story/screenplay)
    • Umesh Sharma(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arvind Swamy
    • Manisha Koirala
    • Nassar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Bombay Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
    Bombay Trailer

    Photos12

    Bombay (1995)
    Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (1995)
    Bombay (1995)
    Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (1995)
    Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (1995)
    Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (1995)
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    Bombay (1995)
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    Bombay (1995)
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    Arvind Swamy
    Arvind Swamy
    • Shekhar Narayanan Pillaias Shekhar Narayanan Pillai
    Manisha Koirala
    Manisha Koirala
    • Shaila Banoas Shaila Bano
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Narayanan Pillaias Narayanan Pillai
    • (as Nazar)
    Kitty
    • Basheeras Basheer
    Master Harsha
    • Kabir Narayanas Kabir Narayan
    Master Hriday
    • Kamal Basheeras Kamal Basheer
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Inspector Kumaras Inspector Kumar
    Tinnu Anand
    Tinnu Anand
    • Shakti Samaj Leaderas Shakti Samaj Leader
    Akash Khurana
    Akash Khurana
    • Muslim leaderas Muslim leader
    Sonali Bendre
    Sonali Bendre
    • Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'as Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'
    Nagendra Prasad
    • Dancer in the song 'Hummaas Dancer in the song 'Humma
    • (as S. Nagendra Prasad)
    M.V. Vasudeva Rao
      Ratnakar
      Rallapalli
        Deesh Mariwala
        Vinay Malhotra
        Pramod Menon
        Arun
        • Director
          • Mani Ratnam
        • Writers
          • Mani Ratnam(story/screenplay)
          • Umesh Sharma(dialogue)
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        • Trivia
          The film's soundtrack sold 15 million units, becoming one of the best-selling film soundtracks of all time, and earning composer A. R. Rahman his fourth consecutive Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil).
        • Goofs
          In uyire uyire song from Bombay, the protagonist slits his hand and in the right next shot,his hands are perfectly normal without any laceration.
        • Alternate versions
          There is a dubbed version of this movie in Hindi/Urdu, with Hindi/Urdu songs.
        • Connections
          Featured in Larger Than Life (2003)
        • Soundtracks
          Bombay Theme
          Composed by A.R. Rahman

        User reviews36

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        Top review
        9/10
        Recommended
        First having heard the music and later having eyewitness information from the 1993 riots in Mumbai from my wife (who was in her early teens at the time), I sat and watched this movie in my home on what happened to be India's 60th Independence Day anniversary. I must admit I was stunned and baffled and all that, especially from the magnificent depiction of an impossible love story. The riot scenes in the second half of the film are also quite moving, but the end of the film lacks some of the momentum found elsewhere.

        Nevertheless, this is a movie worth watching, especially in the company of Indians, since it contains a lot of symbolism hardly understandable to "us" foreigners.
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        • Aug 17, 2007

        Details

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        • Release date
          • March 10, 1995 (India)
        • Country of origin
          • India
        • Language
          • Tamil
        • Also known as
          • Бомбей
        • Filming locations
          • Kasargodu, Kerala, India
        • Production companies
          • Aalayam Productions
          • Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)
          • Jhamu Sughand Productions
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          2 hours 10 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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