Movie Details
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,550,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Tamil
Production Companies:Ayngaran International, Aalayam Productions
Bombay on the Web:WikiData
Bombay Quotes
Controversial Quotes from Bombay Spark Political Tension
Quotes about the movie: [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950430-mani-ratnams-film-bombay-incenses-muslim-leaders-of-city-808273-1995-04-30]
*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
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Controversy Surrounds "Bombay" Film Depiction
Quotes about the movie:
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.
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