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Mani Ratnam's Bombay released amid controversy

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Bombay, Mani Ratnam's film about an inter-religious couple during the 1992-93 Bombay riots, drew controversy, and bombs were thrown at his Madras home.

Bombay, a Tamil film written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala, was released on 10 March 1995 with music by A. R. Rahman. It tells the story of a Hindu man and a Muslim woman who marry and live in Bombay through the riots of December 1992 and January 1993. The film was commercially successful but caused controversy for its depiction of inter-religious relations and was banned in Singapore and Malaysia. Home-made bombs were later thrown at Mani Ratnam's house, and he was hospitalised with injuries.

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