Cast: R. Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Vijay Maurya, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Irfan Khan
Director: Nishikant Kamat
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala
Cinematography: Sanjay Jadhav


"Mumbai Meri Jaan" is a sincere attempt to capture the aftermath of the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai's local trains that ripped apart the city's lifeline on July 11, 2006, killing 80 innocent commuters and leaving scores injured.

By recounting the individual trauma of a few of those affected, director Nishikant Kamat tries to delve into the genesis of communalism through the everyday life of Mumbai's common people.

Though Kamat's objective is noble, he succeeds in his enterprise only partially in terms of communicating to the viewers what he intends to say.

Although the movie ends with Hindus and Muslims of the city regaining their trust in each other, what precedes is a tale of hatred, distrust, helplessness and anguish, a tale which is also about ineffectual police administration, unconcerned and unfeeling about the woes of the common men.

In essence, the underlying theme of "Mumbai Meri Jaan" is to show the city's mood in the face of odds. But that does not come off on the screen as convincingly as it should have.