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Mumbai Meri Jaan 
Directed by Nishikant Kamat Produced by Ronnie Screwvala Written by Yogesh Vinayak Joshi
Upendra SidhayeStarring R. Madhavan
Soha Ali Khan
Kay Kay Menon
Paresh Rawal
Irfan KhanCinematography Sanjay Jadhav Editing by Amit Pawar Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures Release date(s) 22 August 2008 Country 
IndiaLanguage Hindi/Urdu Mumbai Meri Jaan (Hindi: मुम्बई मेरी जान, Urdu: ممبئی میری جان, translation: Mumbai My Life) is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Irrfan Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured.[1] It won multiple Filmfare Awards.
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Plot
Mumbai Meri Jaan tells the story of five different people whose lives are affected by the 2006 Mumbai train bombings. Rupali Joshi (Soha Ali Khan) is a successful reporter who is getting married in two months. Nikhil Agarwal (R. Madhavan) is an environmentally conscious executive who rides the train to work every day and is expecting his first child. Suresh (Kay Kay Menon) is a struggling computer tech who spends his time loafing at a local cafe and criticizing Muslims. Meanwhile, Sunil Kadam (Vijay Maurya), struggles with the corruption and inefficiency of the Mumbai police force and his boss, Tukaram Patil (Paresh Rawal), 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 (Irfan Khan) 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 her 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, he befriends the Muslim 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 in tribute to those killed in the bombings as Patil finally retires from the police force and Kadam forgives him for his corrupt actions. Nikhil overcomes his fear of trains and Thomas gives a rose to the elderly man whose heart attack he caused.
Cast
- Madhavan as Nikhil Agarwal
- Irfan Khan as Thomas
- Soha Ali Khan as Rupali Joshi
- Paresh Rawal as Tukaram Patil
- Kay Kay Menon as Suresh
- Aanand Goradiya
- Vijay Maurya as Sunil Kadam
Awards
The film won three Filmfare Awards: the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award and the Filmfare Best Editing Award. Later it won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Special Effects for Govardhan (Tata Elxsi).
It also won for Best Feature Film at the New Generation Cinema Lyon Film Festival. The film also received a nomination for the Best Screenplay award at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[2]
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 and Geeta Dutt.
See also
- 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings - the attacks on which the movie is based.
- Terrorism in Mumbai
- Aamir (film)
- A Wednesday
- Black Friday (2004 film)
External links
References
- ^ "Terror inspires Bollywood again". The Indian Express. 9 July 2008. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Terror-inspires-Bollywood-again/333408/. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Naseeruddin Shah, Anurag Kashyap Nominated for APSA". Outlook. 12 November 2009. http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?667656. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
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1980s Jeena Yahan (1980) · Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1981) · Aadharshila (1982) · Masoom (1983) · Sookha (1984) · Damul (1985) · Aghaat (1986) · Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1989)
1990s Khayal Gatha (1990) · Kasba (1991) · Diksha (1992) · Idiot (1993) · Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994) · Bandit Queen (1995) · Bombay (1996) · Khamoshi (1997) · Virasat (1998) · Satya (1999)
2000s Sarfarosh (2000) · Halo (2001) · Dil Chahta Hai (2002) · The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2003) · Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2004) · Dev and Yuva (2005) · Black (2006) · Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2007) · Chak De! India (2008) · Mumbai Meri Jaan (2009) · Firaaq (2010) · Udaan (2011)
Categories:- 2008 films
- Hindi-language films
- Urdu-language films
- Indian films
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films about organized crime in India
- Films about the media in India
- Terrorism in Mumbai
- Mumbai in popular culture
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