Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma
Back from an errand for a seedy circus owner, urchin Krishna finds the troupe has picked up and disappeared, leaving him with barely enough money for a 3rd class ticket to Bombay. From here on, Krishn...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 4, 2003
Stats: 234 reviews
with slumdog millionaire perhaps set to win an academy award for best picture, it's a good time to check out mira nair's 1988 feature, salaam bombay, which makes slumdog look even more like a sugar-coated fairytale. the film used real street kids in a powerful drama about their ...( read more)
In the light of Slumdog Millionaire receiving praise, Salaam Bombay was recommended to me to compare in contrast. This is a remarkable Indian film directed by Mira Nair depicting the plight of Krishna, a ten-year-old boy. After being thrown out by his family and abandoned by new...( read more)
Salaam Bombay! is a stark portrait of life on the streets for India's homeless children. This film is dedicated to these children and serves as a scathing indictment of India's neglect of them. I would guess that the Bombay Better Business Bureau, India Visitor's Bureau,...( read more)
The debut film from the acclaimed western transplanted Indian filmmaker Mira nair. This is a tough movie which I suspect was intended for western markets, it shows the streets of the Bombay red light district from the eyes of homeless children. Basically it?s Slumdog Millionair...( read more)
A leading movie about street children slum inhabitants,their problems and coexistence with tragic end of destiny,a real film to watch
nominated for best foreign film by NBR, at the golden globes, and at the oscars
This was like the narrative version of Born into Brothels and vice versa.
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