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{{short description|2010 film by Milan Luthria}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
| image = Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Milan Luthria]]
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]] [[Shobha Kapoor]]
| writer = [[Rajat Arora]]
| narrator = [[Randeep Hooda]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Ajay Devgn]]|[[Emraan Hashmi]]|[[Kangana Ranaut]]|[[Prachi Desai]]|[[Randeep Hooda]]}}
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Pritam]] '''Background score:''' [[Sandeep Shirodkar]]
| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
| editing = [[Akiv Ali]]
| studio = [[Balaji Motion Pictures]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2010|07|30|df=yes}}
| runtime = 135 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=''ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI'' (12A) |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/once-upon-time-mumbaai-2010-1 |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}38{{nbsp}}crore<ref name="BOIbudget"/> ([[United States dollar|$]]8.3{{nbsp}}million)<ref name="sauder"/>
| gross = {{INR}}85.2{{nbsp}}crore<ref name="boi"/> ($19{{nbsp}}million)<ref name="sauder"/>
}}
'''''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi-language]] [[gangster film]] written by [[Rajat Arora]] and directed by [[Milan Luthria]]. It stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Emraan Hashmi]], [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Prachi Desai]] and [[Randeep Hooda]]. Produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]] under the [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] banner, ''Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai'' was released on 30 July 2010 to generally positive reviews from critics, and was a box office hit. The film is loosely based on the lives of [[Mumbai underworld]] gangsters [[Haji Mastan]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim]]. A sequel, ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'', was released in 2013.

==Plot==
The film opens in March 1993 in Bombay, with a suicide attempt by DCP Agnel Wilson on the pretext of the recent [[1993 Bombay bombings|Bombay bombings]]. When questioned by his superior over his actions, he breaks down and claims that the bombings are his own fault. Wilson recounts that 18 years ago, when he was posted as the ACP in the [[Bombay]] crime branch, his inability to take necessary action led to the rise of Shoaib Khan, a dreaded gangster who played a central role in the bombings.

Throughout the film, Wilson narrates the story of 1970s Bombay, when it was ruled by a kind-hearted smuggler Sultan Mirza, and how Mirza's eventual downfall led to Shoaib's rise to power.

After being hit by a flood in his hometown of [[Madras]], a young Mirza arrives in Bombay, where he lands a job as a coal shoveller near the docks. Despite his meagre earnings, Mirza never fails to help the poor and needy, which soon gains him their respect and admiration. Mirza has thus been given the nickname ''Sultan''.

As a grown man, Sultan Mirza becomes the kingpin of Bombay's smuggling underworld in the '70s. Through his influence, Mirza peacefully divides the city among four gangsters, thus thwarting police efforts to curb illegal activities. Despite being a criminal, Sultan Mirza is portrayed as a man of principle with a heart of gold and a godfather-like figure to the people, even going to the extent of refraining from smuggling specific [[contraband]] like drugs which against his Muslim faith.

Meanwhile, Shoaib is even in childhood a very ambitious person with a dark and daring character, who is frequently involved in petty theft. His father, Hussain Khan, who is a Sub-Inspector with the [[Mumbai Police|Bombay Police]], tries in vain to guide and control his son; his anger against Shoaib began years ago when Shoaib and his best friend Javed were stealing money and got caught red handed by a man, by teaching his son a lesson, Hussain slapped him 5 times. Hussain locks Shoaib in jail, but Shoaib angers him as both Shoaib and Wilson make a deal saying that Shoaib wants to follow another path. Worried, Hussain turns to Sultan for help. Sultan agrees and helps the young man set up an electronics shop. But Shoaib is unsatisfied, as his only real ambition is to become rich and powerful, like Sultan, who is his idol.

Mirza has a crush on actress Rehana and the two eventually begin dating. Sultan invests black money in her upcoming films. Wilson moves to stop Rehana's films funded by Sultan. Later, Sultan and Rehana frame Wilson to make it look as if Wilson is accepting a bribe, which damages his credibility.

Shoaib's beautiful girlfriend, Mumtaz, works in a local jewellery shop, which Shoaib visits often, to the aggravation of her boss. Shoaib gives her a beautiful necklace, which, unbeknownst to Mumtaz, Shoaib had stolen from a lady during a home robbery. Later, that lady comes to the shop with her husband to buy more jewellery. The lady soon recognizes her own necklace being worn by Mumtaz and accuses her of allegedly stealing her jewellery and publicly insults her. Following this, Mumtaz admits to the outraged customer that her boyfriend had given the item to her. The lady and her husband demand she takes them to her boyfriend's shop, where they confront him. This enrages Shoaib, who beats up the husband and destroys his own shop.

Shoaib goes to Sultan and asks to be a part of his crime ring. Seeing his potential, Sultan agrees to take him under his wing. Shoaib learns the tricks of the trade and soon becomes Sultan's trusted aide. Wilson hatches a plan to use Shoaib's reckless ambition for quick money and power as a way to cause the downfall of Sultan. Wilson even refrains from killing Sultan and Shoaib when he has the opportunity, however Wilson's plan backfires. Finally, when Shoaib becomes invincible, Wilson blames himself for the subsequent catastrophe as he now cannot stop Shoaib's rise to power.

In 1975, Sultan decides to hand over his power to Shoaib, and opts to enter state politics. He travels to [[Delhi]] to meet the [[Home Minister of India]] Jeet Kumar Rathi. Shoaib's unscrupulous ambitions lead him to carry out trades and acts which Sultan himself would strongly condemn and abhor, including manufacturing [[Moonshine|illicit liquor]], accepting [[contract killing]]s, investing in drug peddling, and running extortion rackets. When Sultan returns to Bombay, he learns of Shoaib's misdeeds and is outraged. He finds Shoaib at a party and slaps him in public for his unethical activities and states he can never really be like Sultan. This infuriates Shoaib and he plots his revenge as he now knows that Sultan and he cannot possibly rule Bombay together due to Sultan's strong principles and moral ethos. The next day, as Sultan campaigns for his new party, Shoaib appears and assassinates Sultan while he is addressing the people at the rally as a horrified Wilson looks on, thus ending the reign of the smuggler who was loved by his people.

Back in 1993, Wilson laments that he and the police are responsible for the bombings because of their lack of forethought. Wilson also says that 18 years later, Shoaib now rules Bombay despite living abroad, and the people are now forever at his mercy. As Bombay's new underworld kingpin, he has since established a global criminal empire, which leaves any and all governments and forces no chance to reach him.

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Ajay Devgan]] as Sultan Mirza, a character based on [[Haji Mastan]]
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Shoaib Khan, a character based on [[Dawood Ibrahim]]
* [[Kangana Ranaut]] as Rehana, a character based on Sona Mastan, [[Haji Mastan]]'s wife
* [[Prachi Desai]] as Mumtaz, a character based on Mehjabin Shaikh, [[Dawood Ibrahim]]'s wife
* [[Randeep Hooda]] as Additional Commissioner Of Police Officer Agnel Wilson, a character based on [[Julio Ribeiro (police officer)]]
* [[Naved Aslam]] as Patrick, Sultan's henchman
* Mehul Bhojak as Javed, Shoaib's friend
* [[Asif Basra]] as Inspector Hussain Khan, Shoaib's father, a character based on Head-constable Ibrahim Kaskar
* [[Sumit Kaul]] as Chhota Rajan
* [[Avtar Gill]] as Jeet Kumar Rathi, Home Minister of India
* [[Hemant Choudhary]] as Actor Vijay, Film Star
* [[Vikas Shrivastav]] as Verghese
* [[Prithvi Zutshi]] as IG Aditya Mandke
* [[Gauahar Khan]] as [[item number]] in song "Parda"
* [[Yogesh Tripathi]] as Minister office peon
{{col div end}}

==Production==
The film was made on a budget of {{INR}}38 crore ({{INR}} 28 crore for production and {{INR}} 100 million for publicity and advertising).<ref name="BOIbudget">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=1871&nCat=you_asked_it |title=Will Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Cover Its Costs? |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |date=2 August 2010 |access-date=11 July 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805000649/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=1871&nCat=you_asked_it |archive-date=5 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Once Upon... has ticket counters rolling |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Once-Upon-has-ticket-counters-rolling/Article1-581555.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806001944/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Once-Upon-has-ticket-counters-rolling/Article1-581555.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 August 2010 |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 January 2011}}</ref>

==Inspiration for the film==
The film depicts the growth of the [[Mumbai underworld]], from crime and smuggling in its early stages to its connection with international terrorism in recent times. It is believed to be based on the lives of real-life gangsters [[Haji Mastan]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim]], portrayed by the characters Sultan and Shoaib, respectively.<ref name="looselyconnected">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnap.com/news/entertainment/bollywood/smugglers-cabaret-1970s-era-comes-alive-in-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-86234.html |title=Smugglers, cabaret – 1970s era comes alive in 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai' |publisher=World Snap |date=26 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Review – 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai' |url=http://www.shvoong.com/entertainment/movies/2035939-movie-review-time-mumbai/#ixzz1SXcAcA3K |access-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> Originally [[Sanjay Dutt]] was chosen to play the role of [[Haji Mastan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.magnamags.com/content/view/2536/101/lang,english/ |title=Stardust.co.in – SANJU IS HAJI MASTAN!! |publisher=Magnamags.com |date=2 August 2008 |access-date=11 July 2012}}</ref> but the role went to [[Ajay Devgn]] instead.

==Critical reception==
[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] rated the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "The film is watchable and enjoyable in parts even, but it doesn't quite pull off the retro chic tone it was going for".<ref>{{cite web |title=Masand: 'Once Upon A Time...' lacks drama |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-is-watchable/127878-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802142902/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-is-watchable/127878-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=CNN-IBN |access-date=31 July 2010}}</ref> IANS rated the movie 3.5 out of 5 saying, "Rajat Arora's dialogues flow from the storytelling in a smooth flow of poetry and street wisdom."<ref>{{cite web |title=WorldSnap News: ''Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai'' Movie Review |url=http://www.worldsnap.com/news/entertainment/movie-review/once-upon-a-time-review-a-throwback-to-gangsterism-in-mumbai-87063.html |publisher=WorldSnap News |access-date=31 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801205721/http://www.worldsnap.com/news/entertainment/movie-review/once-upon-a-time-review-a-throwback-to-gangsterism-in-mumbai-87063.html|archive-date=1 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 4/5 and called it "An outstanding Cinematic experience".<ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Review: Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14101/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117223408/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14101/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=31 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of the ''[[Times of India]]'' gave it 4/5 and stated, "''Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai'' offers you both substance and soul, even as it dabbles with a slice of reality".<ref>{{cite news |title=Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Once-Upon-A-Time-In-Mumbaai/moviereview/6233244.cms |publisher=Times of India |access-date=31 July 2010 |first1=Nikhat |last1=Kazmi |date=29 July 2010}}</ref> [[Rediff]] gave it 4/5 and said, "Book your tickets now".<ref>{{cite web |title=Buy a ticket for Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai. Now! |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/30/review-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbai.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=31 July 2010}}</ref>

==Box office==

===India===
{| class="wikitable" width="45%" align="right" style="text-align: center;"
|+ OUATIM worldwide Collections breakdown
|-
! Territory
! Collections
|-
| rowspan="4" | India
| [[Gross revenue|Gross]] {{mdash}} {{INR|link=yes}}802.1{{nbsp}}million<ref name="boi">{{cite web |title=Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai – Movie |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=85 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Net income|Nett]] {{mdash}} {{INR}}583{{nbsp}}million<ref name="boi"/>
|-
| Distributor share {{mdash}} {{INR}}296.4{{nbsp}}million<ref name="INDGROSS"/>
|-
| [[Entertainment tax]] {{mdash}} {{INR}}204.7{{nbsp}}million<ref name="INDGROSS"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | Overseas ''(Outside India)''
| [[United States dollar|$]]1.1{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}497{{nbsp}}million)<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Overseas Grossers 2010 |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2010 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| $302,862 (United States)<ref name="overseasfive"/>
|-
| rowspan="1" |'''Worldwide'''
| {{INR}}852{{nbsp}}million<ref name="boi"/> ($19{{nbsp}}million)<ref name="sauder">{{cite web |title=PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service (45.7 INR per USD) |url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3 |website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]] |publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] |page=3 |year=2010 |access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|}
''Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai'' managed to have a decent weekend despite starting slowly. The film picked up from Friday evening and managed to have good Saturday and Sunday collections. The approximate breakdowns are 55.0 million (Friday), 70 million (Saturday) and 77.5 million (Sunday) for a 202.5 million weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai First Day Business |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1872&nCat=news |publisher=Box office India |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref> The film grossed Rs. 585.0 million in India at the end of its ninth week.<ref name="INDGROSS">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=11 July 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626142630/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB |archive-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> ''Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai'' was declared a hit by [[Box Office India]].<ref name="verdict">{{cite web |title=The Hit List 2010 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=12 August 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306045558/http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news |archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>

===Overseas===
In its opening weekend the film showed a day-wise growth in U.K. [Friday £15,755, Saturday £19,381 and Sunday £19,644] and a decent start in U.S. [approx. ${{formatnum:137000}} at 32 venues].<ref name="overseasone">{{cite web |title=On the lower side |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/326 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215151518/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/326 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film collected £16,249 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £1,161. Total: £1,07,988 at U.K boxoffice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/327 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215153259/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/327 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2013 |title=Below the mark! |author=Taran Adarsh |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In its third weekend, the film collected £5,909 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £739 (total: £{{formatnum:122257}} in U.K.).<ref name=overseasthree>{{cite web |title=Excellent start! |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/328 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215155016/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/328 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> In its fourth weekend in U.K, the film collected £743 on four screens, with the per screen average working out to £186 (total: £1,26,696).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/329 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028123519/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/329 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 October 2012 |author=Taran Adarsh |title=Rejected! |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In its fifth weekend in the U.K, the film collected £105 on two screens, with the per screen average working out to £53 (total: £1,27,338). In its fifth weekend at the U.S. boxoffice, the film collected $1,131 on two screens, with the per screen average working out to $566 (total: $3,02,862).<ref name=overseasfive>{{cite web |title=Supreme disaster! |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/330 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007222615/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/330 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 October 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=1 September 2010}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai}}
The film received many awards at several award functions. [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Prachi Desai]] received accolades for their nominations, while other awards were won for the film's music, playback and technical direction.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Pritam]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 28 June 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=32}}
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Aashayein]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
The film's songs were released on 28 June 2010. There were a total of 14 songs composed by [[Pritam]] with lyrics penned by [[Irshad Kamil]], [[Neelesh Misra]] and [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].

The [[film score]] was composed by [[Sandeep Shirodkar]].
All Qawwali Voices By [[Rakesh Pandit]], [[Sabri Brothers]], Irfan And Arshad.

Additional Chorus And Backing Voice By [[Rana Mazumder]], [[Anupam Amod]], Joy, Clint, Mariam, Niesha.

{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Tulsi Kumar]]
| lyrics1 = [[Irshad Kamil]]
| length1 = 4:48
| title2 = Pee Loon
| note2 = Male
| extra2 = [[Mohit Chauhan]]
| lyrics2 = Irshad Kamil
| length2 = 4:48
| title3 = I Am in Love
| extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| lyrics3 = [[Neelesh Misra]]
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Parda
| extra4 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Rana Mazumder
| lyrics4 = Irshad Kamil
| length4 = 5:23
| title5 = Baburao Mast Hai
| extra5 = [[Mika Singh]]
| lyrics5 = [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]
| length5 = 4:49
| title6 = Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein
| note6 = Reprise
| extra6 = Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| lyrics6 = Irshad Kamil
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = I Am In Love
| note7 = Reprise
| extra7 = [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Dominique Cerejo]]
| lyrics7 = Neelesh Misra
| length7 = 4:47
| title8 = Pee Loon
| note8 = Female
| extra8 = Tulsi Kumar
| lyrics8 = Irshad Kamil
| length8 = 1:45
| title9 = Pee Loon
| note9 = Remixed By DJ A-myth
| extra9 = Mohit Chauhan
| lyrics9 = Irshad Kamil
| length9 = 4:09
| title10 = I Am In Love
| note10 = Dance Version
| extra10 = KK, Dominique Cerejo
| lyrics10 = Neelesh Misra
| length10 = 5:29
| title11 = I Am In Love
| note11 = Female
| extra11 = Tulsi Kumar
| total_length = 47:32
| lyrics11 = Neelesh Misra
| length11 = 2:02
}}

The song "Parda" is a medley containing samples from the following 1970's Bollywood songs; "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" ([[Apna Desh]]), "[[Piya Tu Ab To Aaja]]" ([[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]). The song "I'm A Man" by Black Strobe was also used as a background soundtrack uncredited.

==Sequel==
{{Main|Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!}}

Due to the film's commercial and critical success, a sequel was planned. [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]<ref name="BH1">{{cite web |title=Karuna sherestha signed for Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai sequel |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2011-2/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=28 July 2011 |date=27 July 2011}}</ref> were roped in as the male leads. The sequel, ''[[Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Akshay Kumar signs OUATIM 2 |url=http://www.bhangra.org/bollywoods-akshay-kumar-to-star-in-sequel-to-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbai/263001/ |publisher=Bhangra.org}}</ref> features [[Sonakshi Sinha]] playing the role of actress [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]], whilst [[Sonali Bendre]] was also roped in for a role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ileana to play Mandakini in Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2 |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?ID=6603&AlbumType=PG&Title=Ileana+to+play+Mandakini |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> The film started shooting in August 2012, whilst the film released on 15 August 2013, thus avoids clashing with [[Rohit Shetty]] directorial ''[[Chennai Express]]'', starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Deepika Padukone]], which released one week before the release of ''OUATIMD''. The film was a flop at the box office as it had very slow opening with very low occupancy while ''Chennai Express'' was breaking various box office records throughout its release.<ref name="BH1"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite web |title=Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai: An epic saga |newspaper=[[The Hans India]] |date=30 July 2016 |access-date=2 August 2016 |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-30/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-Mumbaai-An-epic-saga/245619}}

==External links==
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