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Bombay

1995 · 141 min

A tender romance slowly engulfed by communal fire, sweeping you from warmth to dread and back toward fragile hope.

Overview
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • faith
  • violence
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Mani Ratnam
Written by
Mani Ratnam
Starring
Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Kitty, Tinnu Anand, Master Harsha, Master Hridhay
Music
A.R. Rahman
Cinematography
Rajiv Menon
Runtime
141 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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