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Salaam Bombay! is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed, co-written and co-produced by Mira Nair. The screenwriter was Nair's creative collaborator Sooni Taraporevala . This was the first feature film directed by Nair.
Oct 7, 1988 · Salaam Bombay!: Directed by Mira Nair. With Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma. Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.
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- Crime, Drama
- Mira Nair
- 1988-10-07
A film about the street children of Bombay, based on interviews and workshops with real street kids. Roger Ebert praises the realistic and emotional story, the location shooting and the cast, especially the star Shafiq Syed.
Nov 13, 2021 · The original trailer of Salaam Bombay! directed by Mira Nair. With Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma.AKA:Hello Bombay!Salaam Bombay!: Adiós Bom...
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Salaam Bombay! doesn't sweeten its depiction of poverty with feelgood fantasy, but Nair does nevertheless convey the energy and vitality that here co-exists with extreme deprivation. Jun 25, 2017 ...
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- Shafiq Syed
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Jun 17, 2021 · Salaam Bombay! can’t and won’t. The beginning is not so very different. Krishna, later to be nicknamed Chaipau (played by non-professional Shafiq Syed) has been working in a circus to pay off ...
Jun 18, 2021 · Salaam Bombay! (1988) is a film about the harsh life of street children in Bombay, shot in a vérité style with non-professional actors. The film follows the fate of Krishna, a boy who runs away from his rural home to the city, and ends with a haunting close-up of his face.
