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{{About||the newspaper|Mumbai Mirror}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Mumbai Mirror
| name          = Mumbai Mirror
| image          =
| image          = Mumbai Mirror (film).jpg
| alt            = <!-- The official artwork of Mumbai Mirror the movie which specifies the directors and production house of the movie. The image consists primarily of a black background with crisp, white, all cap lettering for "Mumbai" over mottled, red and black, all cap lettering for "Mirror". The second "r" in "Mirror" is shown reversed. -->
| alt            = <!-- The official artwork of Mumbai Mirror the movie which specifies the directors and production house of the movie. The image consists primarily of a black background with crisp, white, all cap lettering for "Mumbai" over mottled, red and black, all cap lettering for "Mirror". The second "r" in "Mirror" is shown reversed. -->
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = Ankoosh Bhatt
| director      = Ankoosh Bhatt
| producer      = Raina S Joshi
| producer      = Raina S Joshi
| starring      = [[Sachiin J Joshi]] <br />Gihana Khan<br />[[Prakash Raj]]<br />[[Vimala Raman]]<br />[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| starring      = [[Sachiin J Joshi]] <br />Gihana Khan<br />[[Vimala Raman]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]<br />[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| music          = Amjad Nadeem
| music          = Amjad Nadeem
| writer        = Ghalib Asad Bhopal
| writer        = Ghalib Asad Bhopal
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'''''Mumbai Mirror''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller film]] directed by Ankush Bhatt starring [[Sachiin J Joshi]], [[Prakash Raj]], Gihana Khan, [[Vimala Raman]], [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]. It shows conflict between powerful, corrupt dance bar owners and the Mumbai police. ''Mumbai Mirror'' was released on 18 January 2013.
'''''Mumbai Mirror''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime action film]] directed by Ankush Bhatt starring [[Sachiin J Joshi]], Gihana Khan, [[Vimala Raman]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]. It shows conflict between powerful, corrupt dance bar owners and the Mumbai police. ''Mumbai Mirror'' was released on 18 January 2013.


== Plot ==
== Synopsis ==
{{no plot|date=January 2023}}
An honest cop locks his horns against a greedy evil bar owner.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sachiin J Joshi]] as Abhijeet Patil
{{cast listing|
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Shetty
* [[Sachiin J Joshi]] as Abhijeet Patil, Gaitonde's bhanja
* Gihana Khan as Rani
* Gihana Khan as Rani
* [[Vimala Raman]] as Jia
* [[Vimala Raman]] as Jia
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as ACP Gaitonde
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Shetty
* [[Aditya Pancholi]] as Durrani
* [[Aditya Pancholi]] as Durrani
* [[Prashant Narayanan]] as Manish
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as ACP Gaitonde, Abhijeet's mama
* [[Prashant Narayanan]] as Manish  
* [[Sudesh Berry]] as Lalit Yadav
* [[Rajendra Chawla]]  as Aness
* Raja Bherwani as Nikhil
* [[Manish Khanna]] as Dutta
* Harry Joshi  as Ahuja
* Gopal K. Singh as Pandey
* Rajat Bhagat as Surya
* Muzahid Khan as Abdul
* Sunit Razdan as Inspector D'silva
* [[Bhagyashree Mote]] as Bar dancer
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==


=== Casting ===
=== Casting ===
[[Sachiin J Joshi]] plays a "quirky cop".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sachiin-to-play-a-quirky-cop/articleshow/12380951.cms|title=Sachiin to play a quirky cop|work=The Times of India|date=24 March 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> [[Mallika Sherawat]] who agreed to play the lead opposite [[Sachiin J Joshi]], walked out of the project despite being paid to act in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|title=Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project|work=The Times of India|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|title=Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project|work=The Times of India|date=25 April 2012|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|author-link=Subhash K. Jha}}</ref> Gihana Khan was chosen as female lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/afghan-actress-gihana-khan-braves-bollywood|title=Afghan Actress Gihana Khan Braves Bollywood|publisher=The Daily Beast|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref>
[[Sachiin J Joshi]] plays a "quirky cop".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sachiin-to-play-a-quirky-cop/articleshow/12380951.cms|title=Sachiin to play a quirky cop|work=The Times of India|date=24 March 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090024/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sachiin-to-play-a-quirky-cop/articleshow/12380951.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mallika Sherawat]] who agreed to play the lead opposite [[Sachiin J Joshi]], walked out of the project despite being paid to act in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|title=Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project|work=The Times of India|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090023/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|title=Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project|work=The Times of India|date=25 April 2012|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|author-link=Subhash K. Jha|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090023/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mallika-sherawat-out-of-sachin-joshis-project/articleshow/12863907.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Gihana Khan was chosen as female lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/afghan-actress-gihana-khan-braves-bollywood|title=Afghan Actress Gihana Khan Braves Bollywood|publisher=The Daily Beast|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=23 May 2012|archive-date=5 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605075857/http://www.thedailybeast.com/afghan-actress-gihana-khan-braves-bollywood|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack of Mumbai Mirror is composed by Amjad Nadeem and the album contains six tracks. In a music review, a critic wrote that "Amajad-Nadeem make a good attempt with Marjawa though rest of the album leaves a lot to be desired".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/mumbai-mirror-music-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Music Review|last=Shivi|work=[[Koimoi]]|date=27 December 2012}}</ref>
The soundtrack of Mumbai Mirror is composed by Amjad Nadeem and the album contains six tracks. In a music review, a critic wrote that "Amajad-Nadeem make a good attempt with Marjawa though rest of the album leaves a lot to be desired".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/mumbai-mirror-music-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Music Review|last=Shivi|work=Koimoi|date=27 December 2012|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119033245/https://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/mumbai-mirror-music-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Tracklist
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Doom Pe Lakdi
| title1 = Doom Pe Lakdi
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| length4 = 4:26
| length4 = 4:26
| extra4 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| extra4 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| lyrics4 = [[Satya Prakash]]
| lyrics4 = [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]]
| title5 = Blunder
| title5 = Blunder
| length5 = 4:03
| length5 = 4:03
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Critic [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' wrote that "On the whole, ''MUMBAI MIRROR'' is for those who relish masala movies. Especially for the single screen circuit".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mumbai-mirror/critic-review/mumbai-mirror-movie-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Movie Review|date=18 January 2013|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "This is a terrible mishap of a film that doesn't hold a mirror to society, or the city, but rather stares at it with bloodshot eyes and a dagger in hand".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-mumbai-mirror-is-criminally-unoriginal/20130118.htm|title=Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Pathak|first=Ankur|date=18 January 2013}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "Ankush Bhatt’s slick flick grittily exposes the nexus between seedy cops and sleazy bars barons, albeit with a lot of ''Dabangg''-isms".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mumbai-mirror/movie-review/18059863.cms|title=MUMBAI MIRROR MOVIE REVIEW|date=18 January 2013|work=The Times of India}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Koimoi]]'' wrote that "''Mumbai Mirror'' is a terrible mistake. If you want to laugh at the utter nonsense going on on-screen, you might as well sit through it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mumbai-mirror-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Review|date=18 January 2013|work=[[Koimoi]]|last=Devi|first=Roshni}}</ref>
Critic [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' wrote that "On the whole, ''MUMBAI MIRROR'' is for those who relish masala movies. Especially for the single screen circuit".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mumbai-mirror/critic-review/mumbai-mirror-movie-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Movie Review|date=18 January 2013|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090023/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mumbai-mirror/critic-review/mumbai-mirror-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "This is a terrible mishap of a film that doesn't hold a mirror to society, or the city, but rather stares at it with bloodshot eyes and a dagger in hand".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-mumbai-mirror-is-criminally-unoriginal/20130118.htm|title=Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Pathak|first=Ankur|date=18 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090020/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-mumbai-mirror-is-criminally-unoriginal/20130118.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "Ankush Bhatt’s slick flick grittily exposes the nexus between seedy cops and sleazy bars barons, albeit with a lot of ''Dabangg''-isms".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mumbai-mirror/movie-review/18059863.cms|title=MUMBAI MIRROR MOVIE REVIEW|date=18 January 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090025/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mumbai-mirror/movie-review/18059863.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''Koimoi'' wrote that "''Mumbai Mirror'' is a terrible mistake. If you want to laugh at the utter nonsense going on on-screen, you might as well sit through it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mumbai-mirror-review/|title=Mumbai Mirror Review|date=18 January 2013|work=Koimoi|last=Devi|first=Roshni|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124090022/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mumbai-mirror-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
==External links==
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
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[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:2013 crime action films]]
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]

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Mumbai Mirror
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnkoosh Bhatt
Produced byRaina S Joshi
Written byGhalib Asad Bhopal
StarringSachiin J Joshi
Gihana Khan
Vimala Raman
Prakash Raj
Aditya Pancholi
Mahesh Manjrekar
Music byAmjad Nadeem
CinematographyHarshad Mhambre
Edited byFaisal Mahadik Imran Mahadik
Production
company
Vedia & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mumbai Mirror is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Ankush Bhatt starring Sachiin J Joshi, Gihana Khan, Vimala Raman, Prakash Raj, Aditya Pancholi and Mahesh Manjrekar. It shows conflict between powerful, corrupt dance bar owners and the Mumbai police. Mumbai Mirror was released on 18 January 2013.

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

An honest cop locks his horns against a greedy evil bar owner.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Casting[edit | edit source]

Sachiin J Joshi plays a "quirky cop".[1] Mallika Sherawat who agreed to play the lead opposite Sachiin J Joshi, walked out of the project despite being paid to act in the film.[2][3] Gihana Khan was chosen as female lead.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack of Mumbai Mirror is composed by Amjad Nadeem and the album contains six tracks. In a music review, a critic wrote that "Amajad-Nadeem make a good attempt with Marjawa though rest of the album leaves a lot to be desired".[5]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Doom Pe Lakdi"Shabbir AhmedSukhwinder Singh, Sachiin J Joshi, Nadeem Khan & Preeti & Pinky4:30
2."Marjawa"Shabbir AhmedSonu Nigam5:33
3."Govinda Ala Re"Shabbir AhmedWajid Ali5:19
4."Thumka"Satya PrakashShreya Ghoshal4:26
5."Blunder"Naveen TyagiRitu Pathak4:03
6."Marjawa"Shabbir AhmedSayantani Das5:30

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that "On the whole, MUMBAI MIRROR is for those who relish masala movies. Especially for the single screen circuit".[6] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "This is a terrible mishap of a film that doesn't hold a mirror to society, or the city, but rather stares at it with bloodshot eyes and a dagger in hand".[7] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Ankush Bhatt’s slick flick grittily exposes the nexus between seedy cops and sleazy bars barons, albeit with a lot of Dabangg-isms".[8] A critic from Koimoi wrote that "Mumbai Mirror is a terrible mistake. If you want to laugh at the utter nonsense going on on-screen, you might as well sit through it".[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sachiin to play a quirky cop". The Times of India. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. "Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project". The Times of India. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. Jha, Subhash K. (25 April 2012). "Mallika Sherawat out of Sachin Joshi's project". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. "Afghan Actress Gihana Khan Braves Bollywood". The Daily Beast. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  5. Shivi (27 December 2012). "Mumbai Mirror Music Review". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. Adarsh, Taran (18 January 2013). "Mumbai Mirror Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. Pathak, Ankur (18 January 2013). "Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. "MUMBAI MIRROR MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. Devi, Roshni (18 January 2013). "Mumbai Mirror Review". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

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