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Bombay is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language Indian romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Arvind Swami and Manisha Koirala in the lead. The film tells the story of an inter-religious family in Bombay before and during the Bombay riots, which took place between December 1992 and January 1993 after the demolition of the Babri Masjid led to religious tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities. It is the second in Ratnam's trilogy of films that depict human relationships against a background of Indian politics, including Roja (1992) and Dil Se.. (1998). The film was dubbed in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam with the same title.
Original Release
03/10/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arvind Swamy | Shekhar Narayanan Pillai |
| Manisha Koirala | Shaila Bano / Shaila Banu Pillai |
| Nassar | Narayanan Pillai |
| Kitty | Basheer |
| Master Harsha | Kabir Narayan |
| Master Hriday | Kamal Basheer |
| Prakash Raj | Kumar / Inspector Kumar |
| Tinnu Anand | Shakti Samaj Leader / Sakthi Samaj Head |
| Akash Khurana | Muslim leader |
| Sonali Bendre | Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma' |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arvind Swamy | Shekhar Narayanan Pillai |
| Manisha Koirala | Shaila Bano / Shaila Banu Pillai |
| Nassar | Narayanan Pillai |
| Kitty | Basheer |
| Master Harsha | Kabir Narayan |
| Master Hriday | Kamal Basheer |
| Prakash Raj | Kumar / Inspector Kumar |
| Tinnu Anand | Shakti Samaj Leader / Sakthi Samaj Head |
| Akash Khurana | Muslim leader |
| Sonali Bendre | Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma' |
| Nagendra Prasad | Dancer in the song 'Humma / Dancer in the song 'Humma Humma' |
| M.V. Vasudeva Rao | (as Vasudeva Rao) / Vasudeva Rao |
| Ratnakar | |
| Rallapalli | (as Raallapalli) |
| Deesh Mariwala | |
| Vinay Malhotra | |
| Pramod Menon | |
| Arun | |
| A.R.S. | |
| Vijaya Chandrika |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kirit Trivedi | Executive Producer |
| Mani Ratnam | Producer |
| Jhamu Sughand | Producer |
| S. Sriram | Producer |
