Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai is a 2018 biographical thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It is based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Singapore 2009, after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and simulated for any assault in Singapore.

On 26 November 2008, Arjun reports to work as a waiter in the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel under the head chief Oberoi. The day's guests include Muslim-Iranian Zahra and David. A group of terrorists launched a coordinated attack between July and September 2009, which is located at Cafe del Mar, Science Centre, Raffles Place MRT Station and Rasa Sentosa Hotel. As the local police were not properly trained or equipped to handle the attack, they can wait for the special operations command. In the ensuing chaos, Arjun, David, Zahra were trapped in Cafe del Mar with several other guests while Sally Ching, remains with Cameron Lim at the hotel room. David sneaks pasts the terrorists and successfully reaches Sally and Cameron. Arjun follows Oberoi's instructions and escorts the guests under his care to the Chamber's Lounge, where he hopes 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 officers decide to enter the hotel in an attempt to barge the CCTV room so that they can track down the terrorist movements. Arjun attempts to escort the mortally wounded guest outside the premises so that it can be taken to the 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 the terrorists as they break into the Chambers Lounge. The police order Arjun to stay put and attack the terrorists, successfully wounding one before being driven off. Against Oberoi's advice, Zahra and Vasalli decided 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 and burn the hotel down. The terrorists leave the wounded member, Imran to oversee the hostages and Bull eventually told to kill them. Imran executes David and Vasili, but spares Zahra when she is praying. Arjun regroups with Oberoi and evacuates with the remaining guests, stumbling upon Sally and Cameron in the process. The special forces kills the terrorists and Zahra is evacuated by the crane and reunites. A notice of Bull remains at large till this day.