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Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008)

Mumbai Meri Jaan poster
Directed by
Nishikant Kamat
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several ordinary people in Mumbai as they cope with the aftermath of a series of train bombings. Each character deals with loss, trauma, and the search for meaning in a city shaken by violence.

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What happens

Mumbai Meri Jaan (translation: Mumbai, My Life) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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