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Mumbai Police

Name: Mumbai Police
Director: Rosshan Andrrews
Released: 2013
Duration: 145 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2013

Director

Rosshan Andrrews

Runtime

145 minutes

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Mumbai Police is a procedural thriller that prioritizes genre conventions and narrative tension over social critique. The film relies on established formulas, such as using a deceased female character to drive the mystery and employing cognitive impairment as a plot device. While the film captures the diverse, migratory essence of Mumbai through its setting and casting, it does not use this backdrop to challenge social hierarchies. The story centers on individual professional struggles and the mechanics of a criminal investigation. Ultimately, the film operates within a traditional framework, lacking the intentionality needed to disrupt conventional norms regarding gender, sexuality, or culture.

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Category Breakdown

Does Mumbai Police have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to an assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender, with no representation of non-traditional gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Mumbai Police portray gender?

Fair

A female character's death sets the plot in motion, but her influence is limited due to her status as a deceased figure. Gender roles adhere to traditional hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Mumbai Police?

Fair

The film showcases a cosmopolitan atmosphere by featuring a South Indian cast in a North Indian city. However, ethnicity does not play a central role in the story.

How does Mumbai Police represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative upholds social order and institutional stability through a standard moral framework. It emphasizes legal authority without questioning established social structures.

Does Mumbai Police include disability representation?

Fair

The protagonist's partial memory loss serves mainly as a thriller device to create tension. It does not delve deeply into the lived experience of neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Reflects the organic demographic blending of a major Indian metropolis, creating a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Establishes a realistic urban setting with a diverse regional cast.

Limited or Absent

Depends on the cliché of a deceased female character to drive the plot, limiting female influence.
Uses disability primarily as a functional plot device rather than exploring lived experiences.
Fails to intentionally subvert traditional gender, sexual, or cultural norms.

Official Synopsis

ACP Antony Moses is on the verge of uncovering his friend’s murderer when an accident leaves him with partial memory loss. Reassigned to the same case, he must retrace his own forgotten steps to uncover a truth more shocking than he imagined.

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