Mumbai Xpress (2005)

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Mumbai Xpress is a 2005 Indian black comedy film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Kamal Haasan. It stars Kamal Haasan himself in the lead role alongside Manisha Koirala. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while Siddharth Ramaswamy and Ashmith Kunder handled the cinematography and editing. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi. This was the first Indian censored film to be filmed in digital format.

Production

In May 2004, actor Kamal Haasan and director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao were revealed to be developing a Hindi-Tamil bilingual film tentatively titled Kumar Sambhavam with Madhuri Dixit as the lead actress. Haasan stated he needed a "woman of substance who would look convincing as a wife and mother" and stated there was "no second choice" for the role.

On 8 November 2004, Haasan and Rao's next film, titled Mumbai Xpress, was officially announced. Haasan revealed that the film would be made in Tamil and Hindi, with the former version also featuring Nassar, Pasupathy and Vaiyapuri while the latter would include Mahesh Manjrekar, Om Puri and Saurabh Shukla in its cast. Vijay Raaz eventually replaced Manjrekar, while a ten-year-old boy, Hardhik Thakar, was added to the cast.

The team faced problems casting the lead actress, with attempts to cast Bipasha Basu, Tabu and Kajol unsuccessful. Finally in mid-November 2004, the team agreed terms with Manisha Koirala and the actress flew to Chennai to take part in a photoshoot. During production the film faced criticism for having an English title, but Haasan remained unperturbed and refused to change the title.

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