Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
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Directed by | Milan Luthria |
Written by | Rajat Arora |
Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
Starring | Akshay Kumar Imran Khan Sonakshi Sinha Sonali Bendre |
Cinematography | Ayananka Bose |
Edited by | Akiv Ali |
Music by | Pritam |
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Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara (also known by the abbreviated OUATIMD) is an upcoming Bollywood crime gangster film directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. It is a sequel to the 2010 hit film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai. The project features Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonali Bendre and Sonakshi Sinha in signed roles respectively. The film, earlier known as Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again was renamed to its present name on 13 June 2013[2] . The film is expected to release on Independence Day, 15th August 2013, thus avoids clashing with Rohit Shetty directorial Chennai Express which is releasing one week earlier on 8th August 2013. The trailer released on 28th May 2013.[1]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Shoaib Khan
- Imran Khan as Aslam
- Sonakshi Sinha as Yasmin Mirza
- Sonali Bendre as Mumtaz Khan
- Kurush Deboo as Tailor
- Pitobash Tripathy as Dedh Taang
- Tiku Talsania
- Chetan Hansraj[3]
Production
Filming
The filming began in Mumbai during August 2012. Some parts have also been shot in Oman.[4] Akshay Kumar will be playing the fictitious role of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Kumar's character look was revealed on an reality show on Aapka Colors. It has also been reported that the film will feature an sequence with Kumar watching an Cricket match as shown in trailer released on 28th may 2013 but the match is between India and Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in the '80s, is not been confirmed.[5]
Casting
The lead actor was firstly chosen to be played by Emraan Hashmi, who also appeared in the original film. However, director Milan Luthria was searching for an older actor, and hence chose Akshay Kumar. Kumar is to play the role of Shoaib Khan (Dawood Ibrahim). In February 2012, it was announced that there were two male leads in the film, and the second parallel to Kumar, was signed to Shahid Kapoor. However, in March 2012, it was finalized that Imran Khan was actually playing the second male lead.[6] Many female actors were considered for the female lead, including Illeana D'Cruz, Kareena Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, however in April 2012, it was reported that Sonakshi Sinha had been casted.[7]Sonali Bendre has also been roped in to play a leading character in the film.[8][9] The film will mark Sonali Bendre's first role since Shankar Dada MBBS. In November 2012, it was announced that the film is scheduled to release on Eid 2013.[10][11] TV actor Chetan Hansraj will also play a pivotal negative part in this film.
Controversies
Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express and Akshay Kumar starrer Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2 have been abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors in the interest of four of their films releasing on the same day.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again On 15th August 2013". boxofficeindia. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "`Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai` renamed; coming out Aug 15". Zee News. June 13, 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Chetan Hansraj loves being a bad guy!". DnaIndia.
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- ^ "Akshay Kumar's Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2 entry is set in cricket match | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Imran Khan bags 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2'". 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Sonakshi to star in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' sequel". 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Sonali Bendre returns to films". 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Sonali Bendre to make her Bollywood return?". 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Sonali Bendre makes a comeback in films". 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Sonakshi to play a struggling actress in Once Upon ..." Indian Express. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ Ritwika, Gupta. "Pakistan Bans SRK & Akki Films!". YouthTimes.in.