Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
2010 2h 12m movie Film India

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

“Where it all began...”

Synopsis

“Where it all began…”

A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.

The 2009–2011 India Window

192 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai sits at position #61.

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    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010

  2. 3 Idiots
    #2

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

  3. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #3

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  4. Aadukalam
    #4

    Aadukalam

    ★ 7.6 · 2011

  5. Deiva Thirumagal
    #5

    Deiva Thirumagal

    ★ 7.6 · 2011

  6. Bhramaram
    #6

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  7. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
    #7

    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

    ★ 7.5 · 2011

  8. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #8

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$19.0M
Budget
$8.3M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.4×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 12m runtime, production spent $144K per minute on screen and earned $63K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
74
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #870 of 1,983 India films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #574 of 1,132 (top 51%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies Balaji Motion Pictures
Runtime 2h 12m
Release Date July 30, 2010
IMDb tt1395054

Themes & Motifs

  • crime boss
  • mumbai (bombay)
  • india
  • criminal past
  • mafia
  • india

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