Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (OUATIM) joins the race of the other gangster movies, but it comes with a difference.

It is not all that gloomy and gruesome like the other violence-depicting movies and the audience will feel respite as the movie promises to keep them enthralled and hooked on to their seats till the very last.

The feel of the film is retro and one is taken down the memory lane, to the ‘Action Hero’ era where films like Deewar and Don ruled the Box Office.

OUATIM chronicles the story of Sultan, played by Ajay Devgan who comes to the city of dreams, Mumbai to become rich. He enters the world of smuggling and the mafia, as he grows up and lives on the principle, ‘Jab dost banane se kaam hota hai, to dushmani kyun?’

He does everything wrong but in the right way and becomes a hero for the masses. Here the story sees entry of Shoaib Khan, played by Emraan Hashmi, who is willing to do anything to become powerful, and joins Sultan but plans to take over his reign.

The film is a narrative of a cop, played by Randeep Hooda, who acquaints the audience with all the characters. An addictive part of the film is the love stories of Sultan and actress Rehana, played by Kangna Ranaut and Shoaib Khan and Mumtaz, played by Prachi Desai.

Dialogues and performance stand out
The strongest attribute of Once Upon a Time in Mumbai are its dialogues. They are too good and different from the usual ones that make every gangster movie sound similar.

One of the good dialogues of the movie is when Shoaib Khan says in a scene, "Mumbai kya Draupadi hai jo ise paach logon mein baat diya hai?"

The movie does not revolve around violence like most gangster movies do, but instead it focuses on the characters.

The performances of the actors are also brilliant, with Ajay Devgan giving the best performance in his career. Kangna Ranaut is also good and her role is civilized. Emraan and Prachi are also good and Randeep Hooda is brilliant.

It’s a must watch movie that full ‘paisa vasool’ and a perfect way of enjoying the weekend. So go on and watch it!