''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (

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: ''Mumbai, My Life'') is a 2008 Indian

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directed by

Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Ta ...

and produced by

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. It stars

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Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and th ...

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and

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. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured. It won multiple

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Plot

Rupali Joshi (

) is a successful reporter who is getting married in two months. Nikhil Agrawal (

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) is an environmentally conscious executive who rides the train to work every day and is expecting his first child. Suresh (

) is a struggling computer tech who spends his time loafing at a local cafe and criticizing Muslims. Meanwhile, Sunil Kadam (

Vijay Maurya Vijay Maurya is an Indian actor, writer and director who works in Hindi films and theatre. He is best known for his work in the 2019 Hindi musical film ''Gully Boy.'' Early life Maurya was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His brother, A ...

) struggles with the corruption and inefficiency of the Mumbai police force and his boss, Tukaram Patil (

), who is nearing retirement. On 11 July Nikhil and Suresh are in the second class compartment of a train when a bomb goes off in the first class compartment. The two survive, but Nikhil is too afraid to take the train again and is diagnosed with acute stress disorder. Suresh becomes obsessed with punishing the city's Muslims and is only stopped from antagonising them by Kadam and Patil on patrol. Kadam and Patil abuse a street vendor named Thomas (

) who begins calling in fake bomb scares at malls to relieve his feelings. After an elderly man suffers a heart attack while the police are evacuating one mall, Thomas feels guilty and decides to stop. Rupali, who rushed to the scene of the bombings to cover the story, is devastated when she discovers that her fiancé died in the blasts. Her grief is augmented when the news channel she works for tries to exploit her story for ratings. Meanwhile, Suresh pursues a Muslim that he suspects of being a terrorist. However, after Patil stops him and lectures him on communal harmony, Suresh befriends the man. After Nikhil's wife goes into labour, he is forced to take the train to get to the hospital. Mumbai stops for two minutes while the city observes a moment of silence for those killed in the bombings. Patil finally retires from the police force and Kadam forgives him for his corrupt actions. Nikhil overcomes his

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and Thomas gives a rose to the elderly man whose heart attack he caused.

Cast

as Nikhil Agarwal *

as Thomas *

as Rupali Joshi *

as Tukaram Patil *

as Suresh *

Anand Goradia Anand Goradia is an Indian television actor and writer. He is known for his roles in ''ROAR: Tigers of the Sundarbans'' (2014), ''Sanskaar Laxmi'' (2011) and ''Adaalat (2010)''. He played the role of Bundi ruler Rao Surtan Singh in ''Bharat Ka ...

as Ashish *Rio Kapadia as Rensil *

Ayesha Raza Mishra Ayesha Raza Mishra (born 26 September 1977) is an Indian actress. Career Ayesha Raza Mishra began her career working in theatre, advertisements, and television shows. She went on to portray motherly roles in several films including Madaari, ...

as Sejal Agarwal *

as Sunil Kadam *

Vibhavari Deshpande Vibhawari Deshpande is an Indian actress, writer and director who works in Marathi theatre and Marathi cinema. Career Writer and director Deshpande started her career with acting and off-screen works in college drama. She also attended variou ...

as Archana Kadam * Kamlesh Sawant as Police Station In-Charge *Sachin Pathak as Guddu *

Santosh Juvekar Santosh Juvekar is an Indian film, television and stage actor. Known for his work in Marathi films. He has also acted in Hindi films. Career Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play ''Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'' ...

as Ashok *

Kavin Dave Kavin Dave (born 12 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actor. He works in Bollywood and Gujarati films. Dave made his big screen debut in the movie ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' in 2008. This was followed by further successful films includ ...

as Zandu *Rajesh Bhosle as Manya *Saksham Dayama as Yusuf *

Sameer Dharmadhikari Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian film and television actor and model Popular for Playing the Role of Samrat Bindusara Maurya in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat . He played the male lead in the Marathi film '' Nirop'' that won the National Award fo ...

as Ajay Pradhan *Sunil Kadam as Vijay Maurya *

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as Reporter *Harry Shah as Bakul Patel *Sameer Bapat as Sameer *

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as Sejal's mother * Kamlesh Sawant as Police Station-in-charge *

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as Drug addict girl's father *

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as Anusha *

Upendra Sidhaye Upendra Sidhaye (born 8 October 1980), born and brought up in Pune, is a screenplay and story writer in Indian Film industry (Bollywood). Sidhaye won honors and admiration with his debut film ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (2008). Sidhaye and Yogesh Vinayak ...

as Mall receptionist *

as Vinod *

Narayani Shastri Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, ''Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, ''Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Chak ...

as Shweta

Awards

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1954. Mov ...

- Winner *

Filmfare Best Screenplay Award The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Salim–Javed – 3 *Basu Chatterjee – 3 *Rajkumar Hirani – 3 *Mani Ratnam – 2 *V ...

- Winner *

Filmfare Best Editing Award The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives Most Awards * Sreekar Prasad – 4 * Hrishikesh Mukherjee – 3 * Raj Kapoor – 3 * Sanjay Verma – ...

- Winner *

National Film Award for Best Special Effects The National Film Award for Best Special Effects is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards ...

for Govardhan (

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) - Winner *Best Feature Film at the New Generation Cinema Lyon Film Festival - Winner *Best Screenplay award at the 2009

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s - Nomination

Music

The end titles are accompanied by the song "Aye Dil Hain Mushkil" (also known as "Bombay Meri Jaan") from the 1956 film '' C.I.D.'', performed by

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

and

Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian playback singer and a famous Hindi and Bengali classical artist, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a ...

References

External links

Official website
* {{Nishikant Kamat 2008 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2000s Urdu-language films Films set in Mumbai Films about organised crime in India Films about the mass media in India Terrorist incidents in Mumbai UTV Motion Pictures films Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films that won the Best Special Effects National Film Award Hyperlink films Films directed by Nishikant Kamat Urdu-language Indian films

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Cast

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Music

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