India 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.
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.
Other Titles From Balaji Motion Pictures
Drama + Thriller in India
149 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai itself).
The 2009–2011 India Window
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai holds position #61 of 192 India films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai premiered alongside 69 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 12m runtime, production spent $144K per minute on screen and earned $63K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 69 other India films in 2010.
The 782nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
74 audience reviews — more than 88% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- criminal past · 4
- mafia · 24
- mumbai (bombay) · 18
- crime boss · 7
- india · 84
- india · 84
Reception Benchmarks
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 |