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{{Infobox film
| name = Bombay
| image = Bombay film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mani Ratnam]]
| producer = [[S. Sriram]] Mani Ratnam '''(Uncredited)''' [[Jhamu Sughand]]
| writer = Mani Ratnam
| starring = [[Arvind Swami]] [[Manisha Koirala]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Rajiv Menon]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| studio = [[Aalayam Productions]]
| distributor = Aalayam Productions [[Ayngaran International]]
| released = {{Film date|1995|3|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=292}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Bombay''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama]] film<ref name="BombayTOI">{{Cite news |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2008/05/30&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar05300 |title=Bombay |date=30 May 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170612102234/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/05/30/53/Img/Ar0530000.png |archive-date=12 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> written and directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], starring [[Arvind Swami]] and [[Manisha Koirala]] in the lead. The film tells the story of an [[Interfaith marriage|inter-religious]] family in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] before and during the [[Bombay riots]], which took place between December 1992 and January 1993 after the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]] led to religious tensions between [[Hindus|Hindu]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]] communities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950430-mani-ratnams-film-bombay-incenses-muslim-leaders-of-city-808273-1995-04-30 |title=Mani Ratnam's film 'Bombay' incenses Muslim leaders of city |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=30 April 1995 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> It is the second in Ratnam's trilogy of films that depict human relationships against a background of Indian politics, including ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992) and ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tryst-with-terrorism/articleshow/3297217.cms |title=Tryst with terrorism |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 June 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623151056/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tryst-with-terrorism/articleshow/3297217.cms |archive-date=23 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was dubbed in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] with the same title.

Eventually becoming one of the highest-grossing films of [[Tamil cinema]], the film was well-received both critically and commercially, and it was screened at many international film festivals including the [[Philadelphia Film Festival]] in 1996 where it was an audience favourite. The [[Bombay (soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]] earned composer [[A. R. Rahman]] his fourth consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)]], and is considered one of the greatest Indian soundtracks of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/playlists/zzzz5h |title=Sound of Cinema: 20 Greatest Soundtracks |date=19 August 2014 |website=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref> However, the film caused considerable controversy upon release in India and abroad for its depiction of inter-religious relations between a Muslim girl and a Hindu man.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950415-critical-acclaim-and-howls-of-protest-for-mani-ratnam-bombay-806737-1995-04-15 |title=Mani Ratnam's film Bombay invites critical acclaim and howls of protest |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=15 April 1995 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> The film was banned in [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] upon release. Two homemade bombs were thrown at the house of Director Mani Ratnam, who had to be hospitalized with shrapnel injuries. Police blamed Muslim extremists for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/a4a3e1b7524ee91d3c15622c77abbd96 |title=Movie Director Injured By Bomb; Police Blame Muslim Extremists |date=10 July 1995 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref>

In July 2005, a book on the film by Lalitha Gopalan was published by [[British Film Institute|BFI]] Modern Classics, looking at the film's production, the several issues it covered, and its impact upon release in India and abroad.<ref name="BFIorgBombay">{{Cite web |url=http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_206.html |title=BFI Books: Bombay: The film |date=July 2005 |website=BFI.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027081153/http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_206.html |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2007}}</ref><ref name="UCPressBombay">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucpress.edu/books/bfi/pages/PROD0397.html |title=Bombay (film): BFI Modern Classics |date=July 2005 |website=University of California Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107021808/http://www.ucpress.edu/books/bfi/pages/PROD0397.html |archive-date=7 January 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 February 2007}}</ref> The film was ranked among the top 20 Indian films in the British Film Institute's rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india/index.html |title=Top 10 Indian Films |date=17 July 2007 |publisher=BFI |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040803225933/http://bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india/index.html |archive-date=3 August 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Starting in 1985, Shekhar is the son of an orthodox [[Tamil Hindu|Hindu]] Narayana Pillai living in a coastal village in [[Tamil Nadu]]. A journalism student studying in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], Shekhar visits home to be with his family. On one of his return trips, he notices Shaila Banu, a [[Tamil Muslim|Muslim]] schoolgirl in the village and falls in love with her. Initially shy, Shaila seeks to distance herself from Shekhar, but after frequent run-ins, and days of pursuit, Shaila begins to like Shekhar. Eventually, they both fall in love.

Shekhar meets Shaila's father Basheer and says he wants to marry Shaila. Basheer refuses, citing difference in religions. Shekhar reveals his interest to his father, who becomes angry, meets Basheer and gets into an abusive argument with him. Upset with rejection from both families, Shekhar returns to Bombay. Through a friend of hers, he sends Shaila a letter and a ticket for her to travel to Bombay. However, she is undecided; Basheer learns of her regular letters from Shekhar and plans to marry her off to stop this relation growing further. Left with no choice, Shaila leaves the village with the ticket and reaches Bombay.

Shekhar and Shaila marry and lead a happy life. In a year, Shaila conceives and delivers twin boys who are named Kabir Narayan and Kamal Basheer. The twins are raised in both religions. Shekhar continues to work as a journalist, while Shaila takes care of home and children. In six years, Shekhar and Shaila firmly settle down in their life and begin the process of re-establishing a relationship with their respective families.

When the [[Babri Masjid]] is [[Demolition of the Babri Masjid|demolished]] by Hindu extremists on 6 December 1992, [[Bombay riots|riots]] break out in Bombay. Kabir and Kamal, who had gone to buy groceries, get caught in the riots; eventually, Shekhar and Shaila save them and reach home safely. Narayana Pillai, who receives the news of the riots, rushes to Bombay to meet his son and his family. He reconciles with his son and everyone is happy with his arrival, and he stays with them. Soon, Basheer also comes with his wife and all of them live together happily for a few days. Both Pillai and Basheer are happy with their grandchildren, try to get both to their religion and wish to be with them.

On 8 January 1993, when two murders are propagated as communal killings, another riot breaks out in Bombay, raising tensions between religious communities. Hindus and Muslims clash in the streets, resulting in hundreds of deaths on both sides. During the conflict, arsonists set fire to the apartment where Shekhar lives with his family. Shekhar tries to evacuate everyone, but Narayana Pillai, Basheer and his wife fail to escape in time and are killed when the building explodes. In the confusion of the panicking crowds, Kamal and Kabir are separated from their parents.

Kamal is saved by a transgender woman who cares for him and protects him, while Kabir searches aimlessly for his brother. Shekhar and Shaila begin to search for them and they go through several tense moments, as they check the morgues and hospitals for their kids. Shekhar grows emotional and participates in the movement to stop the riots with other moderate religious leaders, ultimately succeeding. When the riots end, Shaila and Shekhar are reunited with their children tearfully as the people on the streets join hands, regardless of age or religion.

== Cast ==
Credits adapted from ''Conversations with Mani Ratnam'':{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=292}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arvind Swami]] as Shekhar Narayanan Pillai
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaila Banu
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Narayanan Pillai, Shekhar's father
* [[Kitty (actor)|Kitty]] as Basheer
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as the Sakthi Samaj Head<ref name="communalism" />
* [[Akash Khurana]] as a fanatical Muslim leader<ref name="communalism" />
* Master Harsha (Sumeet) as Kabir Narayan
* Master Hridhay as Kamal Basheer
* [[A. R. Srinivasan]] as Police officer
* Crazy Venkatesh as Servant
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Kumar
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Transgender<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondenthyderabad |first=N. Rahulspecial |date=17 May 2019 |title=Rallapalli dead |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/rallapalli-dead/article27166155.ece |access-date=17 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[M. V. Vasudeva Rao]]
* Pramoth as Periya Thambi
* Vijaya Chandrika as Visalam
* Radhabhai as Pankajam
* [[Sujitha]] in a special appearance
{{colend}}

Additionally, [[Sonali Bendre]] and [[Nagendra Prasad]] appear in the [[item number]] "Humma Humma".<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997–98 Kodambakkam babies Page |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=4 October 2015 |website=Indolink}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2017 |title=AR Rahman birthday special: Five most popular songs by Mozart of Madras |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ar-rahman-birthday-special-five-most-popular-songs-by-mozart-of-madras/articleshow/56368173.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921065717/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ar-rahman-birthday-special-five-most-popular-songs-by-mozart-of-madras/articleshow/56368173.cms |archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref>

== Production ==

[[File:Tirumalai Nayak.jpg|right|thumb|[[Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal]], where "Kannalane" was shot.]]
During the recording of the background score of [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]'' (1993), the [[Bombay riots]] broke out. Mani Ratnam planned on making a film in [[Malayalam]] about a boy who gets lost in the riots, and requested [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] to write the script. This was supposed to be Mani Ratnam's second Malayalam film after ''[[Unaru]]'' (1985). But since the idea did not materialise, he decided to make it in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as the film that would later be titled ''Bombay''.{{Sfn|Rangan|2012|page=147}}

Mani Ratnam held a photo shoot for the film with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Manisha Koirala]], but eventually did not choose Vikram as he was unwilling to remove his beard and moustache that he had grown for the production of another film during the period, [[Vikraman]]'s ''[[Pudhiya Mannargal]]'' (1994).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel?page=0,5 |title=Man of Steel |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=1 December 2013 |work=[[The Caravan]] |access-date=30 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108223000/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel?page=0%2C5 |archive-date=8 January 2015 |url-status=live |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref> According to Ratnam, ''Bombay'' was not originally planned as a political film: "It was a phase India was going through and these things affected me and found their way into my work."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/up-close-and-personal-with-mani-ratnam/article7684784.ece |title=Up close and personal with Mani Ratnam |last=Melwani |first=Lavina |date=26 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927044000/http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/up-close-and-personal-with-mani-ratnam/article7684784.ece |archive-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> Koirala's voice was dubbed by [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ldquoSuccess-of-dubbing-artist-lies-in-not-letting-audience-know-who-you-arerdquo/article16193272.ece |title=Success of dubbing artist lies in not letting audience know who you are |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=12 July 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> Nassar, a Muslim in real life, was cast as the father of Arvind Swamy's character (a Hindu) while Kitty, a Hindu in real life, was cast as the father of Koirala's character (a Muslim). Ratnam deliberately cast them in those roles as a statement.{{Sfn|Rangan|2012|p=158}}<ref name="communalism">{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mani-ratnams-bombay-views-communalism-through-eyes-of-common-man/1/287685.html |title=Mani Ratnams Bombay views communalism through eyes of common man |last=Rai |first=Saritha |date=15 January 1995 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6tUhH0PDm?url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mani-ratnams-bombay-views-communalism-through-eyes-of-common-man/1/287685.html |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

When Ratnam approached cinematographer [[Rajiv Menon]] to shoot ''Bombay'', he described it as a film about the riots and said that he (Menon) needed to "(make what came before) the riots as beautiful as possible". So, Menon suggested shooting in the rains to achieve the effect. They shot the interiors of homes in [[Pollachi]] in Tamil Nadu and the exteriors were shot in [[Kasaragod]], and [[Kannur district|Kannur village]] in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/client_coverstory/client_coverstory_details.asp?code=816 |title=Shot breakdown |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220405/http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/client_coverstory/client_coverstory_details.asp?code=816 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead |location=Mumbai}}</ref> The song "Kannalane" was shot at [[Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Thirumalai-Nayakar-Mahal-gets-a-facelift/articleshow/12911321.cms |title=Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal gets a facelift |last=Teena |first=L |date=29 April 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217050452/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Thirumalai-Nayakar-Mahal-gets-a-facelift/articleshow/12911321.cms |archive-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and "Uyire" was shot at [[Bekal Fort]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Indian-locations-provide-stunning-backdrops-for-film-shoots/article16182372.ece |title=Indian locations provide stunning backdrops for film shoots |last=Aishwarya |first=S. |date=3 July 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170921070424/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Indian-locations-provide-stunning-backdrops-for-film-shoots/article16182372.ece |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The demolition of the Babri Masjid was shown onscreen through newspaper headlines and photographs, as the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Censor Board]] did not want the makers to show the actual destruction.{{Sfn|Rangan|2012|page=146}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2–8 April 1995 |title=Bombay: The Making of the Most Controversial film of the Decade |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20999 |magazine=Sunday |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20999/page/n280 76]}}</ref>

== Themes and influences ==
Mani Ratnam described ''Bombay'' as "a positive film about communal harmony". He said the Bombay riots were not the main focus of the film, but "a helpless, innocent man caught up in violence not of his own making."<ref name="communalism" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Bombay (soundtrack)}}

The soundtrack album for ''Bombay'' was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], in his third collaboration with [[Mani Ratnam]] after ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992) and ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]'' (1993). The lyrics for the Tamil version were written by [[Vairamuthu]], except for the song "Antha Arabi Kadaloram", which was written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]. The soundtrack of the film became one of the best-selling [[Indian music]] albums of all time, with sales of 15{{nbsp}}million units.<ref name="sbs">{{cite news|title=The "Mozart of Madras" AR Rahman is Performing LIVE in Australia|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/audiotrack/mozart-madras-ar-rahman-performing-live-australia|agency=[[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]|date=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2002/sep/21bizsp.htm|title=A R Rahman: Composing a winning score|author=Surajeet Das Gupta, Soumik Sen|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=2002-09-21}}</ref> The soundtrack was included in ''[[The Guardian]]'''s "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list,<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|title=100 Best Albums Ever|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/guardian100.htm|access-date=2010-02-03}}</ref> and the song "Kannalanae" sung by [[K. S. Chithra]] was included in their "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.<ref name="Guardian" /> "Bombay Theme" has appeared in various international films and music compilations, while the songs "Kannalanae" and "Bombay Theme" have been sampled by various international artists.

== Release ==
''Bombay'' was released on 10 March 1995.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/106524/15/15_bibliography.pdf |title=1985 முதல் 1995 வரையிலான விருது பெற்ற தமிழ்த் திரைப்படங்கள் ஒர் ஆய்வு |last=Devaki |first=A |publisher=[[Bharathiar University]] |year=2004 |pages=226 |language=ta |trans-title=A review of award winning Tamil films from 1985 to 1995}}</ref> The [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-dubbed version, ''Bombayi'', was released on the same day which was well received.{{sfn|Chatterjee|Jeganathan|2005|p=158}}

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The Hindi version of the film grossed {{INRConvert|140|m|year=1995}}, as reported by [[Box Office India]], making it one of the year's top ten highest-grossing Hindi films.<ref name="BOI">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |title=Box Office 1995 |website=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072458/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ%3D%3D |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'', in a review dated 19 March 1995, rated the film 53 out of 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=19 March 1995 |title=சினிமா விமர்சனம்: ''பம்பாய்'' |trans-title=Movie Review: ''Bombay'' |magazine=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> Anand Kannan, writing for ''Planet Bollywood'', said, "I wouldn't call this the best of Mani Ratnam [...] But good acting, a socially conscious theme and a quick pace make the movie well worth watching."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/bollywood/Film/bombay.html |title=Bombay |last=Kannan |first=Anand |website=Planet Bollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010711104534/http://www.indolink.com/bollywood/Film/bombay.html |archive-date=11 July 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref> In 1996, American critic [[James Berardinelli]] rated the film 3.5 out of 4 and said, "Largely because of their limited North American appeal and dubious quality, Indian movies are routinely ignored by distributors [...] Occasionally, however, a worthwhile picture causes enough people to take notice that it becomes a favorite on the international film festival circuit. One such movie is ''Bombay'', the fourteenth feature from celebrated director Mani Rathnam." He concluded, "Director Rathnam has shown great courage in making this picture (bombs were thrown at his house after it opened in India), which speaks with a voice that many will not wish to hear. ''Bombay'' recalls how forceful a motion picture can be."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html |title=Bombay |last=Berardenelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |date=1996 |website=ReelViews |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170915103513/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>

''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' noted that the film had similarities with the 1990 film ''[[Come See the Paradise]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms |title=Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style |date=29 January 2012 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009214014/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award{{efn|Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[Cinema Express Awards]]
| rowspan="6"| 1995
| [[Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]]
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |title=List Accolades Received by Films Produced Under Madras Talkies |work=[[Madras Talkies]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514090245/http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |archive-date=14 May 2006}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director – Tamil
| {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor (Special Award)
| {{sort|Swami|[[Arvind Swami]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actress (Special Award)
| {{sort|Koirala|[[Manisha Koirala]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Lyricist – Tamil
| {{sort|Vairamuthu|[[Vairamuthu]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
| {{sort|Chithra|[[K. S. Chithra]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]]
| 1996
| Gala Award
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[41st Filmfare Awards|2 March 1996]]
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Critics Award for Best Film]]
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}{{efn|The only dubbed film to win the award.}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_cfilm.htm |title=Critics Award for Best Film Winners 1970 – 1999 |work=[[Times Internet|Indiatimes]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030107/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_cfilm.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Critics Award for Best Actress]]
| {{sort|Koirala|[[Manisha Koirala]]}}{{efn|Koirala is the only actress who has won the award for a non-Hindi film as ''Bombay'' was dubbed in Hindi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2019-inclusion-of-critics-choice-category-doesnt-hold-water-in-times-when-content-is-the-king-6321001.html |title=Filmfare Awards 2019: Inclusion of Critics' Choice category doesn't hold water in times when content is the king |website=[[Firstpost]] |date=25 March 2019 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_cperformance.htm |title=Critics Award for Best Performer Winners 1990 – 1999 |work=[[Times Internet|Indiatimes]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030053/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_cperformance.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="4"| [[43rd Filmfare Awards South|14 September 1996]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]]
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Sriram|S. Sriram}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |title=The 43rd Filmfare Awards South 1996 Winners |work=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970428123200/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |archive-date=28 April 1997 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]
| {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress – Tamil]]
| {{sort|Koirala|[[Manisha Koirala]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Best Music Director – Tamil]]
| {{sort|Rahman|[[A. R. Rahman]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Jerusalem Film Festival]]
| 4–13 July 1996
| Honorable Mention
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jff.org.il/en/article/6197 |title=Jerusalem Film Festival 1996 |publisher=Jerusalem Film Festival |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Matri Shree Media Award]]
| 6 May 1996
| [[Matri Shree Media Award#Annually Awarded Indian Films|Best Film]]
| {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.readwhere.com/read/159868/g4u-MEDIA/1996-Matri-Shree-Award#page/1/2 |title=1996 : 20th Matri Shree Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061032/http://www.readwhere.com/read/159868/g4u-MEDIA/1996-Matri-Shree-Award |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |work=[[Readwhere]] |date=21 September 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[43rd National Film Awards|6 August 1996]]
| [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
| Producer: {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}} and {{sort|Sriram|S. Sriram}} Director: {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf |title=43rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116081834/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| {{sort|Urs|[[Suresh Urs]]}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Political Film Society]]
| 1996
| Special Award
| ''Bombay'' – {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/~polfilms/previous.html|title=Political Film Society Awards – Previous Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028135432/http://www.geocities.com/~polfilms/previous.html|archive-date=28 October 2009}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Vairamuthu|[[Vairamuthu]]}}{{efn|also for ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]''.}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/1997/1997high.htm |title=1997 Highlights |publisher=[[Dinakaran]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615063650/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/1997/1997high.htm |archive-date=15 June 1998}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| {{sort|Chithra|[[K. S. Chithra]]}} – (for "Kannalane")
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9GXrgrkXIIC&q=Kamal+Basheer+Kabir+Narayan+Bombay|title=Community, Gender and Violence|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Partha|last2=Jeganathan|first2=Pradeep|publisher=Permanent Black |year=2005| orig-year=2000 | isbn=81-7824-033-5}}
* {{cite book | last = Gopalan | first = Lalitha | title = Bombay: BFI Film Classics | publisher = [[British Film Institute|BFI Publishing]]| year = 2005 | location = London | isbn = 978-0-85170-956-7}}
* {{cite book |title-link=Conversations with Mani Ratnam |title=Conversations with Mani Ratnam|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=India|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan|year=2012|isbn=978-0-670-08520-0}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0112553|title=Bombay}}

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