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Hotel Mumbai is a 2018 biographical thriller film (released in Australia and USA in 2019) directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It is inspired by [4] the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. The film stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Jason Isaacs, Suhail Nayyar, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018, and had its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 10 October 2018. It was theatrically released in Australia on 14 March 2019 and in the United States on 22 March 2019.
On 26 November 2008, Arjun reports for work as a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India under head chef Hemant Oberoi who reminds his staff that "Guest is God". The day's guests include Muslim Iranian-British heiress Zahra and her American husband, David, with their infant son Cameron and his nanny Sally, as well as ex-Spetznaz operative Vasili. That night, a group of ten terrorists masterminded by a man known as the Bull launch a coordinated assault against 12 locations across Mumbai, including the Hotel. As the local police are not properly trained or equipped to handle the attack, they can only wait for special forces to arrive from New Delhi. In the ensuing chaos, Arjun, David, Zahra, and Vasili are trapped in the hotel restaurant with several other guests while Sally, unaware of what is going on, remains with Cameron in their hotel room. David sneaks past the terrorists and successfully reaches Sally and Cameron. Arjun follows Oberoi's instructions and escorts the guests under his care to the Chambers Lounge, where they hope to remain safe. David, Sally, and Cameron attempt to regroup with them, but David is captured by the terrorists and taken hostage while Sally and Cameron are trapped in a closet.On 26 November 2008, Arjun reports for work as a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India under head chef Hemant Oberoi who reminds his staff that "Guest is God". The day's guests include Muslim Iranian-British heiress Zahra and her American husband, David, with their infant son Cameron and his nanny Sally, as well as ex-Spetznaz operative Vasili. That night, a group of ten terrorists masterminded by a man known as the Bull launch a coordinated assault against 12 locations across Mumbai, including the Hotel. As the local police are not properly trained or equipped to handle the attack, they can only wait for special forces to arrive from New Delhi. In the ensuing chaos, Arjun, David, Zahra, and Vasili are trapped in the hotel restaurant with several other guests while Sally, unaware of what is going on, remains with Cameron in their hotel room. David sneaks past the terrorists and successfully reaches Sally and Cameron. Arjun follows Oberoi's instructions and escorts the guests under his care to the Chambers Lounge, where they hope to remain safe. David, Sally, and Cameron attempt to regroup with them, but David is captured by the terrorists and taken hostage while Sally and Cameron are trapped in a closet.
Meanwhile, police forces decide to enter the hotel in the hopes of reaching the CCTV room so they can track the terrorists' movements. Arjun attempts to escort a mortally wounded guest off the premises so she can reach a hospital. They encounter the police, and the guest panics and flees, only to be shot dead. Arjun escorts the police to the CCTV room, and they discover that the terrorists are about to break into the Chambers Lounge using the ID of a policeman they had killed earlier. The police order Arjun to stay put and attack the terrorists, successfully wounding one before being driven off. Against Oberoi's advice, Zahra and Vasili decide to leave the Lounge to find David. They are also caught and taken hostage.
Eventually, the special forces arrive, and the Bull orders the terrorists to move to the final phase of their plan and burn the hotel down. The terrorists leave their wounded member, Imran, to oversee the hostages, and the Bull eventually tells him to kill them. Imran executes David and Vasili, but spares Zahra when she begins reciting a Muslim prayer. Arjun regroups with Oberoi and evacuates the remaining guests, stumbling upon Sally and Cameron in the process. The special forces kill the terrorists, and Zahra is evacuated by crane and reunites with her nanny and son. Arjun returns home and reunites with his own wife and daughter. The Taj Hotel staff is seen re-opening the Hotel. A note is given that explains the Bull remains free to this day despite masterminding the attacks and remembers the staff and guests who fought in the Battle of Hotel Mumbai.
On 26 November 2008, Arjun reports for work as a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India under head chef Hemant Oberoi who reminds his staff that "Guest is God". The day's guests include Muslim Iranian-British heiress Zahra and her American husband, David, with their infant son Cameron and his nanny Sally, as well as ex-Spetznaz operative Vasili. That night, a group of ten terrorists masterminded by a man known as the Bull launch a coordinated assault against 12 locations across Mumbai, including the Hotel. As the local police are not properly trained or equipped to handle the attack, they can only wait for special forces to arrive from New Delhi. In the ensuing chaos, Arjun, David, Zahra, and Vasili are trapped in the hotel restaurant with several other guests while Sally, unaware of what is going on, remains with Cameron in their hotel room. David sneaks past the terrorists and successfully reaches Sally and Cameron. Arjun follows Oberoi's instructions and escorts the guests under his care to the Chambers Lounge, where they hope to remain safe. David, Sally, and Cameron attempt to regroup with them, but David is captured by the terrorists and taken hostage while Sally and Cameron are trapped in a closet.On 26 November 2008, Arjun reports for work as a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India under head chef Hemant Oberoi who reminds his staff that "Guest is God". The day's guests include Muslim Iranian-British heiress Zahra and her American husband, David, with their infant son Cameron and his nanny Sally, as well as ex-Spetznaz operative Vasili. That night, a group of ten terrorists masterminded by a man known as the Bull launch a coordinated assault against 12 locations across Mumbai, including the Hotel. As the local police are not properly trained or equipped to handle the attack, they can only wait for special forces to arrive from New Delhi. In the ensuing chaos, Arjun, David, Zahra, and Vasili are trapped in the hotel restaurant with several other guests while Sally, unaware of what is going on, remains with Cameron in their hotel room. David sneaks past the terrorists and successfully reaches Sally and Cameron. Arjun follows Oberoi's instructions and escorts the guests under his care to the Chambers Lounge, where they hope to remain safe. David, Sally, and Cameron attempt to regroup with them, but David is captured by the terrorists and taken hostage while Sally and Cameron are trapped in a closet.
Meanwhile, police forces decide to enter the hotel in the hopes of reaching the CCTV room so they can track the terrorists' movements. Arjun attempts to escort a mortally wounded guest off the premises so she can reach a hospital. They encounter the police, and the guest panics and flees, only to be shot dead. Arjun escorts the police to the CCTV room, and they discover that the terrorists are about to break into the Chambers Lounge using the ID of a policeman they had killed earlier. The police order Arjun to stay put and attack the terrorists, successfully wounding one before being driven off. Against Oberoi's advice, Zahra and Vasili decide to leave the Lounge to find David. They are also caught and taken hostage.
Eventually, the special forces arrive, and the Bull orders the terrorists to move to the final phase of their plan and burn the hotel down. The terrorists leave their wounded member, Imran, to oversee the hostages, and the Bull eventually tells him to kill them. Imran executes David and Vasili, but spares Zahra when she begins reciting a Muslim prayer. Arjun regroups with Oberoi and evacuates the remaining guests, stumbling upon Sally and Cameron in the process. The special forces kill the terrorists, and Zahra is evacuated by crane and reunites with her nanny and son. Arjun returns home and reunites with his own wife and daughter. The Taj Hotel staff is seen re-opening the Hotel. A note is given that explains the Bull remains free to this day despite masterminding the attacks and remembers the staff and guests who fought in the Battle of Hotel Mumbai.
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