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Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

Where it all began...

20106.72h 12mPG-13

Overview

A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.

Directed by Milan Luthria
Written by Nilesh Mishra, Irshad Kamil, Rajat Arora
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Box OfficeBudget: $19.0MRevenue: $8.3M

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Top Cast

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn

Sultan Mirza

Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi

Shoaib Khan

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

Rehana Shergill

Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai

Mumtaz

Randeep Hooda

Randeep Hooda

Agnel Wilson

Gauahar Khan

Gauahar Khan

Special Appearance in "Parda" Song

Naved Aslam

Naved Aslam

Patrick, Sultan's henchman

Asif Basra

Asif Basra

Hussain Khan

Avtar Gill

Avtar Gill

Jeet Kumar Rathi

Sushil Pandey

Sushil Pandey

Iqbal

Themes & Keywords

crime bosscriminal pastmafiaindiamumbai underworld

About Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 2010 exploring themes of crime boss, criminal past, mafia, india, mumbai underworld. Directed by Milan Luthria, it stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut. A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.

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