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Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
2010
· Movie
· 132 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
66–75
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 66, highest is Kinopoisk on 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the Mumbai of the 1970s, Sultan Mirza rises from the docks to become the city's most powerful smuggler, ruling with a certain code of honor. His empire is challenged by a young, ambitious, and ruthless gangster, Shoaib. The film chronicles the shifting power dynamics between the old guard and the new, as Shoaib's hunger for power clashes with Sultan's established authority, leading to a brutal gang war for control of the city's underworld.
Details
- Director
- Milan Luthria
- Writer
- Rajat Arora
- Studio
- Balaji Motion Pictures
- Released
- 30 July 2010
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $19.0M
- Box office
- $8.3M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 75 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 97 →8 major awards won · 22 wins from 97 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 | Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 | Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 | Best Music Arranger and Programmer | Sandeep Shirodkar ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 | Best Film Song | "Pee Loon" | Winner |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 | MTV Hot Pick of The Year | "Tum Jo Aaye" | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2011 | Best Screenplay | Rajat Arora | Winner |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2011 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Prachi Desai | Winner |
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Global Indian Music Academy Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Film Song | "Pee Loon" | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Best Music Arranger and Programmer | Sandeep Shirodkar ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| MTV Hot Pick of The Year | "Tum Jo Aaye" | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Sandeep Shirodkar | Nominee |
| Best Engineer – Film Album | Eric Pillai | Nominee |
| Best Film Album | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
Producers Guild Film Awards
17 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Rajat Arora | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Art Director | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Nominee |
| Best Choreography | Raju Khan ("Parda Parda") | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Aseem Mishra | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Manoshi Nath & Rushi Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Rajat Arora | Nominee |
| Best Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Tulsi Kumar ("Tum Jo Aaye") | Nominee |
| Best Film | Balaji Motion Pictures | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Sound Recording | Subhash Sahoo | Nominee |
International Indian Film Academy Awards
12 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Rajat Arora | Nominee |
| Best Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Best Film | Balaji Motion Pictures | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Rajat Arora | Nominee |
| Best Story | Rajat Arora | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
18 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Rajat Arora | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Winner |
| Best Track of the Year | "Pee Loon" | Winner |
| Critics Award for Best Actor – Male | Ajay Devgn | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Kangana Ranaut | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Aseem Mishra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Akiv Ali | Nominee |
| Best Film | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Tum Jo Aaye") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Tulsi Kumar ("Tum Jo Aaye") | Nominee |
| Best Story | Rajat Arora | Nominee |
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Song of the Year | "Pee Loon" | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Thriller or Action | Ajay Devgn | Winner |
| Best Actress In An Ensemble Cast | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Best Film – Thriller or Action | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai | Winner |
| Actor of the Year – Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Actor In An Ensemble Cast | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Thriller or Action | Kangana Ranaut | Nominee |
| Best Director – Thriller or Action | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Dream Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
Lions Gold Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Favorite Actor Male - Film | Ajay Devgn | Winner |
| Favorite Supporting Actor Female - Film | Prachi Desai | Winner |
| Favorite Supporting Actor Male - Film | Randeep Hooda | Winner |
Screen Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Most Popular Music | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Aseem Mishra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Best Film | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Subhash Sahoo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Prachi Desai | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Winner |
| Album of The Year | Pritam, Irshad Kamil, Neelesh Misra & Amitabh Bhattacharya | Nominee |
| Best Item Song of the Year | "Parda Parda" | Nominee |
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Music Composer of The Year | Pritam | Nominee |
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year | "Tum Jo Aaye" | Nominee |
Kalakar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Prachi Desai | Winner |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
7 nominations
| Most Entertaining Director | Milan Luthria | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Film | Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Film Actor - Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Music | Pritam | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Singer – Female | Tulsi Kumar ("Tum Jo Aaye") | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Singer – Male | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Song | "Pee Loon" | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan ("Pee Loon") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Emraan Hashmi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Prachi Desai | Nominee |