MUMBAI: Memories of the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 still evoke fear among residents of the city.
And those old wounds are expected to reopen now that a Bollywood movie about the incident is set to hit the big screens.
India's financial capital came to a virtual standstill on 26 November 2008.
The attacks which lasted for four days drew widespread global condemnation.
The Pakistan-based terrorists, who were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, killed 164 people and wounded at least 308 in their wake.
But the undying spirit of the citizens of Mumbai helped the city crawl back to its feet soon after the carnage ended.
And now, Bollywood is all set to release a film which will depict the gruesome terror attacks that shook Mumbai nearly five years ago.
The movie "The Attacks of 26/11" will hit cinemas on 1 March.
A publicity event to launch the movie's music was held at the Gateway of India.
Around 200 students lit candles in memory of the 26/11 victims.
The event then continued at Café Leopold where two of the ten terrorists launched their initial strikes in the first wave of attacks on the city.
Film maker Ram Gopal Varma said: "I strongly believe as a film maker and as a human being that the attacks of 26/11 which happened in 2008 are not against any community in particular. I think it is an attack on human beings and committed by certain inhuman elements."
The mood was sombre as the film maker and lead actor showed off a few teasers from the movie.
The usually reclusive veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar, who plays the lead role in the film, shed his inhibitions and spoke to the media with unusual frankness.
He said: "I feel pained whenever I think about the attacks of 26/11. The film depicts the mindset of the terrorists who went on a carnage in Mumbai. We are trying to portray through our films what steps can be taken to prevent such types of attacks in future."
The owner of the Leopold was also present at the event, and has played himself in the film.
The music launch of the film has reignited the anger and bitterness in the minds of Indian citizens.
But as in 2008, the movie also shows the world that Mumbai and its people have picked up the pieces and are refusing to let fear of terror attacks get in the way of their daily lives.
- CNA/al
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