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Bombay
1995
· Movie
· 141 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
61–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Mani Ratnam
- Writer
- Mani Ratnam
- Released
- 10 March 1995
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Box office
- $2.5M
- Awards
- 20 wins, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1997 | Best Female Playback Singer | K. S. Chithra – (for "Kannalane") | Winner |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1997 | Best Lyricist | Vairamuthu | Winner |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival 1996 | Gala Award | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 1996 | Critics Award for Best Actress | Manisha Koirala | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 1996 | Critics Award for Best Film | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 1996 | Best Director – Tamil | Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 1996 | Best Film – Tamil | Bombay – S. Sriram | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 1996 | Best Actress – Tamil | Manisha Koirala | Winner |
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Full cast — Bombay
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20 awards — Bombay
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Cinema Express Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor (Special Award) | Arvind Swamy | Winner |
| Best Actress (Special Award) | Manisha Koirala | Winner |
| Best Director – Tamil | Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | K. S. Chithra | Winner |
| Best Film – Tamil | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vairamuthu | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress – Tamil | Manisha Koirala | Winner |
| Best Director – Tamil | Mani Ratnam | Winner |
| Best Film – Tamil | Bombay – S. Sriram | Winner |
| Best Music Director – Tamil | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
Filmfare Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Critics Award for Best Actress | Manisha Koirala | Winner |
| Critics Award for Best Film | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
National Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Suresh Urs | Winner |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Producer: Mani Ratnam and S. Sriram Director: Mani Ratnam | Winner |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Playback Singer | K. S. Chithra – (for "Kannalane") | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Vairamuthu | Winner |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gala Award | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Honorable Mention | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |
Matri Shree Media Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Mani Ratnam | Winner |
Political Film Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Award | Bombay – Mani Ratnam | Winner |