Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)

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One of my all time favorites.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I had this movie in my watch list for almost a year! I finally watched it! I am glad I DID!. The characters, chemistry between each of them, acting, cinematography, everything is amazing. BUT the most importantly the poetic dialogues are really amazing and so delicious to listen. Ajay Devgan top 5 movies!Hats off!

The movie is really very good and enjoyable from start till end.This movie deserves a 10 on 10.The story is awesome.The direction by Milan Luthria is is just outstanding.The screenpay is nice.The editing as good.The dialouges were really very awesome and gruesome.The songs were beautiful.And now comes to the acting.Just brilliant acting from Ajay devgan.Now I can say about him much than this.And Emraan Hashmi was superb and terrific and romantic in his role.The role of his character is brilliantly played by him.Kangana and Prachi also acted good.So guys this movie is a must watch.The ending was terrific.

Finally saw the movie in a jam packed house.....jam packed even at such a late date....... its a DAMN GOOD MOVIE I saw it because so many people around me were praising it ,and could not resist the pressure to see it from them.Its a movie in which action has been mixed with some doses of emotion ,a combination that has delivered past success in Bollywood.Ajay Devgan certainly well suited for the role of Haji Mastan ( called Sultan Mirza in the movie ),the good-hearted smuggler ( the word DON is reserved for Dawood ),who loves Bombay like his sweetheart.........but still has the space in his heart to accommodate his real life sweetheart ,to the extent of marrying her when he learns that she has a heart problem ,something that he is reluctant to do earlier.Emraan Haashmi plays his role of the invincible dawood confidently ,and certainly looks like him in many scenes ,especially when he puts on goggles......and when he smokes....... .Like many people ,I too don't like him ,but his air of supreme confidence and crooked looks and acting see him through.The relationship between Kangana and Devgan is beautifully built and Kangana looks good as the actress turned gangsters moll.Prachi Desai looks lovely .Randeep Hooda is well positioned as the lean and handsome cop who has the unenviable job to choose the lesser of the two evils........and as teller of the tale he regrets to tell.......as he has made the wrong choice........The music and songs are not just truly hummable ,but also sentimental ,and perfect for the situations.The ' innocent 'era of the seventies is well created ,with bell bottommed trousers ,and old hundred rupee notes shown .........also seventies hairstyles........and above all ,when the goons were relatively reasonable people who did not interfere in each others territories...........and smuggling meant gold , not drugs........and Pakistan was as foreign to Muslims as to Hindus.I particularly liked the way Emraan Hashmi's betrayal of Mumbai is juxtaposed with Devgan's love for it ,and Devgans attempt to keep its streets safe for its citizens.At the end of it all ,I really wished that a man as gallant ,and above all ,as large-hearted as Sultan Mirza had been really alive to save my city......

Ajay Devgan rocks in this movie. a must watch movie. Excellent. You seldom get period dramas in Bollywood which are not about historical characters. This year that way has been very lucky that way. Couple of months ago we had Badmaash Company and now we have Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai. Of course both are completely different from each other, the first being set in the fast 90s and the latter being set in colorful 70s. And director Milan Luthria makes enough efforts to make OUATIM look very authentic and worth a watch for its settings.Settings apart the film has its pluses with some superb performances and great dialogs. However the problem with the film is the not so new storyline and the very slow screenplay. Though the characters are well established and well rounded the writer takes the entire first half to do that without much movement in the story. And then as you expect fireworks in the second half it fizzles out too fast.OUATIM is the story of two gangsters. While one was ethical the other was reckless. It has inspirations of the characters of infamous smuggler Haji Mastan and now infamous don Dawood Ibrahim. The film is about Sultan (Ajay Devgn) who labored through his childhood and became a smuggler as he grew up completely ruling the sea routes. He however always preferred keeping the city clean and never smuggles which was against his conscience. Shoaib (Emraan Hashmi) is inspired by Sultan's life as a child and wants to it as big. He is a son of a police officer but has no inclination towards the law. As he grows up he makes his way to Sultan's gang and proves himself good enough to go up the ladder fast. However his reckless ambitions soon outgrew Sultan and he decided to take over the city on his own.The story is built on the line – 'behind the myth is the city's greatest betrayal story'. The screenplay does not give much importance to the betrayal. The slow pace of the first half could be a put off. Also funnily Sultan and his girlfriend Rehana never seem to age as they continue to look the same even as Shoaib grows from a child to rustic young crook.The film has its pluses. Luthria has taken care of everything – right from trains to cars to sunglasses to shoes to buildings! Everything takes us back to the 70s. Luthria handles the dramatic moments well and great use has been made of dialoguebaazi. All actors have come up with some memorable performances. Ajay Devgn's overpowering presence is matched by Emraan's charm. Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai do their bits well though they don't bear many consequences on the story itself. Randeep Hooda is effective as the police office.Overall, 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai' is an entertainer. It does not need any effort to be understood of liked. It is the mere magic of characters created that makes this film worth watching.