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About
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.
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$2.6M
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Ayngaran International, Aalayam Productions
Original Title
பம்பாய்
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See all →Controversial Quotes from Bombay Spark Political Tension
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*Raxa Academy General Secretary Ibrahim Tai, and Janata Dal's Faiyax Ahmed, quoted from Mani Ratnam's film Bombay incenses Muslim leaders of city, A. Chandra, India Today, April 30, 1995
[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950430-mani-ratnams-film-bombay-incenses-muslim-leaders-of-city-808273-1995-04-30]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Controversy Surrounds "Bombay" Film Depiction
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The Muslim leaders argued that the film "insults the culture and religion of Muslims", and that they would settle for nothing less than a ban. Says Tai: "We didn't like the film from start to finish. We believe a Hindu-Muslim marriage is illegitimate." Muslim leaders also objected to the "biased" depiction of the riots. Asks Ahmed: "Why haven't they shown what the police did?" Maulana Abdul Ludus Kashmiri of the Ulema Council who, incidentally, hasn't seen the film, doesn't mince his words: "This film was made to insult Muslims and set fire between the communities.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Arvind Swamy
Shekhar Narayanan Pillai
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Manisha Koirala
Shaila Banu Pillai
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Prakash Raj
Kumar
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Nassar
Narayanan Pillai
K
Kitty
Basheer
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Tinnu Anand
Sakthi Samaj Head
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Sonali Bendre
Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'
N
Nagendra Prasad
Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'
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Rohini
Shaila Banu Pillai (voice)
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M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Vasudeva Rao
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Priya
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Sujitha
