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Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!
File:Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobara.jpg
Theatrical release poster, with the original title
Directed byMilan Luthria
Written byRajat Arora
Produced byEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
StarringAkshay Kumar
Sonakshi Sinha
Imran Khan
Sonali Bendre
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byPritam
Production
company
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara! (also known by the abbreviated OUATIMA, OUATIMD) is an upcoming 2013 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, Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan and Sonali Bendre 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]. This is the third time Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha have been paired as a lead-pair in a film after Joker and Rowdy Rathore.

Cast

Production

Filming

File:Akshay Kumar & Imran Khan in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara SoHaM.jpg
Actors Akshay Kumar & Imran Khan in an action sequence from the film
File:Tusshar Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan, Milan Luthria, Akshay Kumar and Jeetendra at Trailer Launch of Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara SoHaM.jpg
Tusshar Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan, Milan Luthria, Akshay Kumar and Jeetendra at Trailer Launch of Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara

The filming began in Mumbai during August 2012. The first part of the shooting schedule started commenced from September 2012 in Oman.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]Sonali Bendre has also been roped in to play a leading character in the film.[7][8] 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.[9][10] TV actor Chetan Hansraj will also play a pivotal negative part in this film.

Marketing and release

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 a 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.[11] The trailer was launched in the dingy chawl of mumbai where much of the films outdoor shoot has taken place.[12] In a bid to promote the film, Akshay Kumar travelled to Birmingham to watch the India-Pakistan cricket match of 2013 ICC Champions Trophy on June 15, 2013.[13] A second trailer of the film was released on 3rd July 2013 which featured a narration by Akshay Kumar's character, Shoiab Khan and divulged further information about the films plot such as the characters of Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan involving in a struggle for the love of Jasmine, portrayed in the film by Sonakshi Sinha. In the trailer it is revealed that Shoiab Khan is the lead as well as the main antagonist of the film. It also features some fight and action sequences between Shoiab Khan and Aslam (Imran Khan). Mohar Basu of Koimoi praised the second trailer, its background score along with the direction and action choreography and opined that the second trailer is even better than the film’s first trailer in the respective aspects of filmmaking and leaves an explosive impact on its audiences..[14]

Controversies

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express and Akshay Kumar starrer Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara! both have been abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors in the interest of four of their films releasing on the same day.[15]

Soundtrack

"Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!"
Song
"Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!"
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The song, "Ye Tune Kya Kiya", sung by Javed Bashir and composed by music composer Pritam premiered on YouTube on 15th June, 2013[16]as the lead single from the upcoming soundtrack album. Another song titled "Taiyab Ali Pyar Ka Dushman" featuring Imran Khan (actor) and Sonakshi Sinha sung by Javed Ali was release on Youtube on 28th June[17] . The song is a reprised version of a song of same name from the 1977 film Amar Akbar Anthony. The music video was shot extensively in Film City, Mumbai for 6 days.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again On 15th August 2013". boxofficeindia. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. ^ "`Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai` renamed; coming out Aug 15". Zee News. June 13, 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/trailer-analysis-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-dobaara/
  4. ^ Foreign Schedule, OUATIMD. "Oman In September 2012". Unknown. Box office india. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Imran Khan bags 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2'". 10 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Sonakshi to star in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' sequel". 2 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Sonali Bendre returns to films". 2 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Sonali Bendre to make her Bollywood return?". 28 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Sonali Bendre makes a comeback in films". 3 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Sonakshi to play a struggling actress in Once Upon ..." Indian Express. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara. "Trailer lauch". Indian express. Indian express. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  13. ^ http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-to-promote-once-upon-at-indo-pak-cricket-match_136711.htm
  14. ^ Second Trailer, Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara. "Trailer Analysis". Mohar Basu. Koimoi. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  15. ^ Ritwika, Gupta. "Pakistan Bans SRK & Akki Films!". YouthTimes.in.
  16. ^ Pritam ft. Javed Bashir, Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!. "Yeh Tune Kya Kiya". Javed Bashir, Pritam. T Series. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  17. ^ Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Tayyab Ali Pyar Ka Dushman. "Tayyab Ali song by Javed Ali". Javed Ali, Anupam Amod, Pritam & T-Series. You Tube. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  18. ^ http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicreporter/celebrity-news-story/Imran-Sonakshi-groove-to-%E2%80%98Tayyab-Ali-Pyaar-Ka-Dushman%E2%80%99/7089
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