Hotel Mumbai (2018)

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.

Director:

Anthony Maras

Writers:

John Collee, Anthony Maras

Stars:

Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi

9 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amandeep Singh	...	Imran
Suhail Nayyar	...	Abdullah
Manoj Mehra	...	Houssam
Dinesh Kumar	...	Rashid
Amritpal Singh	...	Ismail (as Amriptal Singh)
Kapil Kumar Netra	...	Ajmal
Dev Patel	...	Arjun
Adithi Kalkunte	...	Dimple
Alex Pinder	...	Butler Jamon
Vipin Sharma	...	Dilip
Nazanin Boniadi	...	Zahra
Armie Hammer	...	David
Tilda Cobham-Hervey	...	Sally
Anupam Kher	...	Oberoi
Jason Isaacs	...	Vasili

Storyline

A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, "Homeland") is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.

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Plot Keywords:

receptionist | chef | waiter | islam | prego | 

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Taglines:

Ordinary people - extraordinary heroes.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence throughout, bloody images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

For three days and nights in 2008 - from November 26 to 29 - Mumbai was a city under siege. Arriving from Pakistan via a hijacked fishing vessel, a squad of young jihadists rained terror upon the population with a coordinated series of shooting and bombing attacks. With local police forces stretched thin, terrified locals and tourists scampered for refuge as Mumbai went up in flames.

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Goofs

When the woman locks herself in the bathroom, she is seen lowering the toilet seat to sit down. When the gunmen break in the seat is raised.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man on the Phone: [speaking in Punjabi] You feel strong. You feel calm. There is no fear in your heart. Look across at your brothers... and see me in their eyes. You are all like sons to me. I am with you. God is with you. Paradise awaits you. God is great.

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Connections

References One Less God (2017)

User Reviews

Excelent recreation of what happened there, good film well made

I was hosted 200 meters from the Taj that night, the narrative is so realistic, I recreated the events watching the film. Nevertheless the other hotels also attacked are not present at all, although I understand the story focuses on the Taj, the film would have been even better. Mumbai was under siege that day, streets closed by the army, nobody in the streets, persons or vehicles, all these are not present or even insinuated in the film. Although I miss how the terrorist avoided shooting muslins asking them to pray to confirm.

I really enjoyed watching it either way.

Details

Official Sites:

Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund Arclight Films

Country:

Australia USA UK India Singapore

Language:

Hindi English Russian

Release Date:

29 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hotel Mumbai

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$88,065, 24 March 2019

Gross USA:

$9,651,611

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,314,816

Company Credits

Production Co:

India Take One Productions, A Hamilton and Electric Pictures Production, American Entertainment Investors

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1