Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!

Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
The bust of the title character, Shoaib Khan Akshay Kumar) wearing black full frame sunglasses consisting of the reflection from streetlights dotting the coast line of the city and a black suit and a purple and violet striped shirt underneath holding a gun in his hand occupies a significant portion of the poster, mostly left and lower-front. In this case, the city being Mumbai, or Bombay as it was known in the period in which the film is set in. The other male lead of the film is facing front wearing a denim jacket, saffron shirt and stylised sunglasses holding his shirt-collar up with a woman breaking into laughter resting on his chest looking upwards. The backdrop consists of verandahs of chawls of Mumbai and a waxing crescent moon in the sky. The title logo of the film and credits below.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMilan Luthria
Written byRajat Arora
Produced byEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Starring
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Anupam Amod
Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Background Score:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)
[1]
Running time
152 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹85 crore[3]
Box office₹91.7 crore[4]

Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (transl. Once upon a time in Mumbai again; Hindi pronunciation: [doːbaːra]) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language gangster film directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. A sequel to 2010's Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, with Sonali Bendre in a special appearance. The film's title is an intentional misspelling of "Once upon a time in Mumbai Dobaara", done in accordance with Ekta's belief in numerology and astrology.

Filming began on 27 August 2012 in Mumbai, with filming moving to Oman in September, becoming the first major Indian production filmed in the sultanate. Footage was shot on the beach in Qantab, Qurum, and at the Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa in Muscat. The film's visual effects (VFX) were by Reliance MediaWorks, and a team of 40 artists augmented 600 digital shots in one month. The live action sequences were filmed with RED and Arri's Alexa digital motion-picture camera. Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! was well-promoted, and the film's second trailer was shown on prime-time slots on four television channels. Hollywood actor Al Pacino was shown the theatrical trailer for the film.

The film was released worldwide on 15 August 2013, on the eve of Independence Day in India. This was later scheduled to avoid clashing with Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express, which was released on 9 August.[1] Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! received mixed to negative reviews from critics, and became a box-office failure,[5] despite grossing ₹91.7 crore[4] against a budget of ₹85 crore.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Returns Postponed by a Week". Box Office India. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ "ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI – DOBAARA! (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. bbfc.co.uk. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b Maniar, Parag (21 August 2013). "Ekta Kapoor blames Shah Rukh Khan for OUATIMD failure". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Dobaara! – Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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