When 'Bombay' inspired Bollywood [image: Click here to add this article to My Clips]<http://www.indiafm.com/my/index.php?mode=my_clip_add&clip_id=3493&clip_category=f>
By Satish S, January 22, 2008 - 18:25 IST Bombay, which is supposed to THE MECCA of every hopeful, has always been the subject matter of all the filmmakers. In fact, the very term 'Bollywood' gets its name derived from Bombay! Even as *Bombay To Bangkok* hit the screens last week, *Bollywood Hungama* brings to you a series of 'Bombay/Mumbai-centric' movies which had the cinegoers either declaring the movie as a bore or had them asking for more! *Bombay* This Mani Ratnam directed film, was amidst controversy since the day it was released, because of the film's plot that depicted strong political undercurrents. Its lead actors, Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala, became national heart throbs after this film. On screen, Arvind and Manisha belong to the Hindu and the Muslim communities respectively, eventually get married to each other, totally against their parents' wishes and come to Bombay to lead a peaceful life. But, as luck would have it, they get caught in the infamous 1993 Hindu-Muslim riots. Even though this film was originally made in Tamil, the dubbed version in Hindi was equally successful. A R Rahman truly arrived with this film, so to say! http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/01/22/3493/
