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Bombay

Bombay

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Bombay

1995

2h 21m

7.3(87 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Arvind Swamy

Arvind Swamy

Shekhar Narayanan Pillai

Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Shaila Banu Pillai

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Kumar

Nassar

Nassar

Narayanan Pillai

Kitty

Kitty

Basheer

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Sakthi Samaj Head

Master Harsha

Kabir Narayan

Master Hridhay

Kamal Basheer

Sonali Bendre

Sonali Bendre

Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'

Nagendra Prasad

Nagendra Prasad

Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma'

Creative team

Directed by: Mani Ratnam
Written by: Mani Ratnam
Produced by: Jhamu Sughand
Mani Ratnam

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