Review of Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008) by Akash S — 16 Mar 2009

An amazing piece of work.. this is a classic example of comtemporary hindi cinema.. the concept and its execution is beautiful. although it does get a bit preachy and is full of great ideals and morals which are great to see and read, but much more difficult to actually impose on our lives.

. nonetheless, Kamat does a great job to make them as realistic and touching as possible, each story line has its own unique style and one would typically expect that each would connect at the end but the only connection there really is the change that they see within themselves and of course the love for mumbai.

. the film discusses the different reactions after such tragic events from various perspectives.. from the media to the police to the common man.. also a great example of media in India and from working in media myself, I can claim that it is being abused.

at the same time, the way its portrayed isn't the full reality.. anyways thats another topic.. the performances were great and irfan khan's story was my personal fav and perhaps the most touching and to see what lack of education does.

. a humble film based in a happy go lucky city.. hopefully, we can instill some ideals in our lives.. yeh hai bombai, meri jaan!