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.

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.

  1. My Name Is Khan
    #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

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.

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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.

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
Reviews
88th
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • criminal past · 4
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mafia · 24
  • mumbai (bombay) · 18
  • crime boss · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • india · 84
  • india · 84

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesBalaji Motion Pictures
Runtime2h 12m
Release DateJuly 30, 2010
IMDbtt1395054