It is true that Hindi cinema, in all its endeavors to be spontaneous and all "grown-up", has forgotten to celebrate cinema for what it once was - a seller of sheer drama. Indeed, Om Shanti Om was the last time absolute camp was enjoyed thoroughly, even though it needed tremendous star power to pull it off.
This is one of the reasons Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, despite being as decently-crafted as it is, might not find many takers, given that there tends to be some condescension nowadays about anything that resembles old-fashioned cinema. The other reason, of course, is that this is ....