Hotel Mumbai trailer: Dev Patel's helplessness highlights the horrors of 26/11 terrorist attacks
6 years ago

Hotel Mumbai trailer: Dev Patel's helplessness highlights the horrors of 26/11 terrorist attacks

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The Hotel Mumbai trailer unfolds from the perspectives of the hotel’s chef Hermant Oberoi and a waiter named Arjun Hotel Mumbai, featuring Dev Patel in the lead, is a haunting reminder of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008. The narrative unfolds from the perspectives of the hotel’s chef Hermant Oberoi and a waiter named Arjun. Hotel Mumbai was then picked up by Bleecker Street for US distributions while Netflix took up distribution charges in India and Southern Asian territories. Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai, Hotel Mumbai is scheduled to hit theatres in March.

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Hotel Mumbai, Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Anupam Kher film, makes Rs 6.67 cr at box office in six days
5 years, 1 month ago

Hotel Mumbai, Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Anupam Kher film, makes Rs 6.67 cr at box office in six days

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Hotel Mumbai has, across the board, garnered positive responses for not fostering a sense of Islamophobia. Dev Patel and Anupam Kher -starrer Hotel Mumbai has made Rs 6.67 crore after six days. Check out the box office performance of Hotel Mumbai Trade analysts claim the ‘high-end multiplexes are bringing in the business,’ and the film must maintain the grip to …

Hotel Mumbai box office collection: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher's film makes Rs 1.08 cr on opening day
5 years, 1 month ago

Hotel Mumbai box office collection: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher's film makes Rs 1.08 cr on opening day

Firstpost  

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared Hotel Mumbai’s box office figures on social media, adding that the film “needs to grow” over the next few days in the weekend Hotel Mumbai has made Rs 1.08 crore on its opening day. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the figures on social media, adding that the film “needs to grow” over the …

Anupam Kher on Hotel Mumbai: Sometimes, directors from outside do a better job of making a film on India
5 years, 1 month ago

Anupam Kher on Hotel Mumbai: Sometimes, directors from outside do a better job of making a film on India

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“People from outside do a better job of making films in India not because they’re more talented but because they have a responsibility,” says Anupam Kher. In his career spanning more than 37 years and over 500 films, veteran actor Anupam Kher found Hotel Mumbai – a retelling of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks the most exhausting and immersive experience. Kher …

'Hotel Mumbai' uses actual footage of Ajmal Kasab confession
5 years, 1 month ago

'Hotel Mumbai' uses actual footage of Ajmal Kasab confession

The Quint  

Mumbai, Nov 28 "Hotel Mumbai" director Anthony Maras has used actual footage of Ajmal Kasab's police confession in the film. The film is based on the 26/11 terror attack, which culminated in the horrific destruction of Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Mumbai, in 2008. Police and local authorities gave Maras information, access to interviews and the actual footage of Kasab …

As Hotel Mumbai releases in India, revisiting films on terrorist attacks, from Zero Dark Thirty to Neerja
5 years, 1 month ago

As Hotel Mumbai releases in India, revisiting films on terrorist attacks, from Zero Dark Thirty to Neerja

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Ahead of the release of Hotel Mumbai in India, here is a list of films that presented or discussed terrorist attacks. Debutant Director Anthony Maras’ upcoming film Hotel Mumbai is inspired by the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai, and attempts to capture the ghastly 2008 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. Zero Dark Thirty was nominated in …

Hotel Mumbai movie review: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher's film on 26/11 terror attacks is immersive and gut-wrenching
5 years, 1 month ago

Hotel Mumbai movie review: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher's film on 26/11 terror attacks is immersive and gut-wrenching

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Language: English Revisiting the horrors of the tragic 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its 11th anniversary is an ordeal. The treatment and tone by Australian debutant director Anthony Maras, and co-writers John Collee and Maras, is thus more rooted in the actual events that shook the nation 11 years ago, than the behind-the-scenes investigation proceedings that dominated Ram Gopal Varma’s …

Hotel Mumbai dialogues based on real phone transcripts of 26/11 attacks: Director
5 years, 2 months ago

Hotel Mumbai dialogues based on real phone transcripts of 26/11 attacks: Director

India Today  

Filmmaker Anthony Maras, who helms the upcoming film Hotel Mumbai, said that he used transcripts of original phone conversations between the staff at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai and the rescue team during the fateful 26/11 attack. Hotel Mumbai is based on the brutal 26/11 terrorist attacks of 2008. Hotel Mumbai will release on November 29, in Hindi, …

Hotel Mumbai review: Avoids white saviour territory but falls prey to too many damaging narratives
5 years, 3 months ago

Hotel Mumbai review: Avoids white saviour territory but falls prey to too many damaging narratives

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The directorial debut of Australia’s Anthony Maras, the film revisits the …

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel's film on 26/11 fails to find distributors in India due to 'sensitive content', legal tussles
5 years, 9 months ago

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel's film on 26/11 fails to find distributors in India due to 'sensitive content', legal tussles

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Hotel Mumbai, the Dev Patel, Armie Hammer-starrer film based on the brutal 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008, was released worldwide on 29 March. On the other hand, local distributors, including Delhi-based distributor Shaaminder Mallik have told the publication that Hotel Mumbai could not find any distributors in India because of the film’s “sensitive nature”. Plus Holdings had moved …

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel's film pulled from New Zealand theatres following Christchurch terror attack
5 years, 9 months ago

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel's film pulled from New Zealand theatres following Christchurch terror attack

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The release of Hotel Mumbai has been suspended till 28 March in New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack Dev Patel-starrer Hotel Mumbai, based on the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008, has been pulled from theatres in New Zealand in the wake of the deadly shooting at a mosque in Christchurch which claimed the lives …

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer's drama based on 26/11 attacks to release in India on 29 March
5 years, 9 months ago

Hotel Mumbai: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer's drama based on 26/11 attacks to release in India on 29 March

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Hotel Mumbai had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018 on 7 September and received positive reviews for its portrayal of the 26/11 attacks. Hotel Mumbai, based on the November 2008 terror attacks, helmed by Australian director Anthony Maras, will hit Indian cinemas on 29 March. New poster: pic.twitter.com/Af43PknzaL — taran adarsh March 14, 2019 Dev Patel …

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