Once upon a time in Mumbai- fails to release on time
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oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Kalyani Prasad Keshri
Once
Upon
A
time
In
Mumbai,
a
film
set
in
the
Mumbai
underworld
of
the
70s,
has
taken
some
time
to
reach
the
finishing
line.
It
is
a
known
fact
that
the
film
was
announced
close
to
two
years
back
with
its
shooting,
kick
starting,
a
year
later.
Where
a
regular
film
normally
takes
a
year
from
announcement
to
release,
this
period
film
has
definitely
taken
longer.
In
fact
in
the
interim
there
were
also
rumours
about
the
film
not
quite
seeing
the
light
of
the
day.
For
its
lead
actor
Emraan
Hashmi,
whose
films
typically
take
6-8
months
to
complete,
a
wait
of
two
years
seems
rather
long.
"On
the
contrary,
I
think
that
for
a
film
like
this
which
requires
so
much
hard
work
and
preparation,
it
has
been
finished
quite
fast",
defends
Emraan,
"When
you
are
depicting
an
era
of
the
late
60s
and
early
70s,
there
is
lot
of
time
that
has
to
be
spent
on
activities
that
are
required
to
be
completed
away
from
the
sets.
There
is
some
effort
that
has
gone
into
recreating
the
time
period
gone
by.
The
film's
screenplay
was
tough
as
well,
since
lot
of
minute
details
were
required
to
be
captured."
Elaborating
on
the
nitty-gritty
of
making
a
film
like
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai,
Emraan
says,
"We
had
to
shoot
in
Mumbai
while
also
ensuring
that
there
is
no
reflection
of
today's
time.
We
had
to
hunt
for
unique
and
great
locations
because
today,
everything
in
Mumbai
is
modernized.
I
remember
that
once
we
were
shooting
on
a
pavement
and
realised
to
our
horror
that
the
tiles
out
there
belonged
to
the
21st
century.
We
had
to
cover
all
of
that.
If
we
don't
take
care
of
things
like
these,
it
will
fail
to
live
up
its
authentic
feel.
This
is
why
the
making
of
such
a
film
takes
time."