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Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
18K
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Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
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  • Action
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  • Drama

As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
18K
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  • Director
    • Milan Luthria
  • Writers
    • Rajat Arora
    • Bhrigu Brinda(story screenplay and dialogue)
    • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
  • Stars
    • Ajay Devgn
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Kangana Ranaut
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  • Director
    • Milan Luthria
  • Writers
    • Rajat Arora
    • Bhrigu Brinda(story screenplay and dialogue)
    • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
  • Stars
    • Ajay Devgn
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Kangana Ranaut
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 43 nominations

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    Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
    Trailer 3:10
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    Once Upon a Time in Mumbai

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    Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, and Prachi Desai in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Ajay Devgn in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)

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    Ajay Devgn
    Ajay Devgn
    • Sultan Mirzaas Sultan Mirza
    Emraan Hashmi
    Emraan Hashmi
    • Shoaib Khanas Shoaib Khan
    Kangana Ranaut
    Kangana Ranaut
    • Rehanaas Rehana
    Prachi Desai
    Prachi Desai
    • Mumtazas Mumtaz
    Randeep Hooda
    Randeep Hooda
    • ACP Agnel Wilson (Special Appearance)as ACP Agnel Wilson (Special Appearance)
    Naved Aslam
    • Patrickas Patrick
    Sanjeev Wilson
    • Chandruas Chandru
    • (as Sanjiv Wilson)
    Allauddin Khan
    • Alaudinas Alaudin
    • (as Allaudin Khan)
    Rajeev Yadav
    • Yakub Athaas Yakub Atha
    Sushil Pandey
    Sushil Pandey
    • Iqbalas Iqbal
    Mehul Bhojak
    • Javedas Javed
    Anjum Sharma
    Anjum Sharma
    • Khichdias Khichdi
    Dheerendra Dwivedi
    • Gattuas Gattu
    • (as Dhirender Dwivedi)
    Sumeet Kaul
    • Rajanas Rajan
    • (as Sumit Kaul)
    Ravi Khanvilkar
    • Vardhaas Vardha
    Chandrakant Taneja
    • Pathanas Pathan
    Asif Hussain
    • Vishnuas Vishnu
    Hemant Choudhary
    Hemant Choudhary
    • Actor Vijayas Actor Vijay
    • Director
      • Milan Luthria
    • Writers
      • Rajat Arora
      • Bhrigu Brinda(story screenplay and dialogue)
      • Aditi Mediratta(associate writer)
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    Storyline

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    In March 1993, after his Ambassador car is being fished out of water, Assistant Commissioner of Police Agnel Wilson narrates to the Commissioner how he commenced his investigation against underworld gangster Sultan Mirza. He details how Sultan survived floods in Madras shortly after Independence; his arrival in Bombay; and his employment which earned him a mere 25 Paisa daily. Agnel's attempts to rein in Sultan fail, but he keeps tabs on him and his romance with Bollywood actress Rehana, as well as his new recruit Shoaib, the son of Sub-Inspector Khan. Agnel will find his investigation slipping out of his hands after Sultan temporarily delegates complete responsibility to Shoaib. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
    • police
    • gangster
    • police officer
    • actress
    • smuggler
    • 27 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The man Mumbai once feared. The man Mumbai now fears.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      This film is influenced by Once Upon a Time in America (1984) and the real-life accounts of India's most notorious gangsters, Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim.
    • Goofs
      In one of the scenes Sultan Mirza is shown removing the railroad tracks and the railway sleeper or railroad tie are made of concrete. These concrete sleepers were introduced in India in early to mid 90s during the 70s there used to be wooden railway sleeper or railroad tie.
    • Connections
      Featured in 56th Filmfare Awards (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Pee Loon
      Written by Irshad Kamil

      Composed by Pritam Chakraborty

      Performed by Mohit Chauhan

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

    User reviews45

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Relive the 80's era of Indian Cinema
    It is a well researched movie, the movie is in a flash back narrated by the inspector Agnel. Its about the story of 2 young boy in Mumbaai with the dream of ruling the queen city. The movie is directed keeping in mind the era when the story would have happened and that is what adds reality on celluloid. The background score of the movie is just awesome and after watching it people may get mad about it ,as I am searching all over internet to get that music. It gives the feeling of olden era's music with the new instruments and that will give you a great effect.

    The movie is power packed with good one-liners and any one who has interest in dialogs will just love it. Ajay Devgn acting is just superb ,he is well suited for the character that he is portraying .Emraan Hashmi is a bit disgusting because of the dialog delivery,yet he is good.

    Overall , the movie is watchable and it will surely remind you the era of olden Indian Cinema.
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    5
    • scifiprateek
    • Jul 31, 2010

    FAQ1

    • there is a reference to 1000rs denomination in the movie. how?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2010 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
    • Filming locations
      • Parikhara, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Production company
      • Balaji Motion Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $102,382
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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