“Salaam Bombay!” is a 1988 Indian drama movie directed by Mira Nair. It stars Shafiq Syed, Raghubir Yadav, and Anita Kanwar in lead roles. The movie is about the life of children living in the slums of Bombay (now Mumbai). The story follows a young boy named Krishna, who runs away from his rural home after his mother sells him to a traveling circus. Krishna ends up in Bombay and becomes a part of the city’s underground street life. He meets a variety of characters, including a prostitute, a drug addict, and a gangster, and tries to make enough money to return to his home village.
Awards:
“Salaam Bombay!” was critically acclaimed and won several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, the National Board of Review Award for Top Foreign Film, and the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Best First Feature Film.
Overall, “Salaam Bombay!” is regarded as a landmark film in Indian cinema, known for its realistic portrayal of the struggles of life in the slums of Bombay. The movie also helped launch the career of director Mira Nair, who went on to make several other acclaimed movies both in India and internationally.
| Directed by | Mira Nair |
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| Produced by | Mira Nair, Anil Tejani, Michael Nozik, Gabriel Auer |
| Written by | Mira NairSooni Taraporevala |
| Screenplay by | Sooni Taraporevala |
| Story by | Mira Nair |
| Starring | Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, |
| Music by | L. Subramaniam |
| Cinematography | Sandi Sissel |
| Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
| Production companies |
Cadrage Channel Four Films Doordarshan La Sept Cinéma Mirabai Films NFDC |
| Distributed by | Alliance (Canada)Cinecom Pictures (USA)Dendy Films (Australia)Transmundo Films (Argentina)Tamasa Distribution (France) |
| Release date | May 11, 1988 (Cannes Film Festival) September 13, 1988 (TIFF) October 7, 1988 (Worldwide) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | $450,000 |
| Box office | est. $7.4 million (overseas) |
