Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 113 minuten
Alternative title: Chal, Bombay, Chal
Country:
United Kingdom / India / France
Directed by: Mira Nair
Stars: Shafiq Syed and Hansa Vithal
IMDb score:
7,9 (10.506)
Releasedate: 24 August 1988
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Salaam Bombay! plot
Nair's first feature is about a boy who grows up in the streets of Bombay among other stray children. As a tea boy, he tries to scrape together the 500 rupees needed to return to his village. His attempts to escape the hopeless existence are constantly thwarted because he comes into contact with the harsh world of prostitution and drugs.
Actors and actresses
Krishna / Chaipau
Manju Golub
Sola Saal
Rekha Golub
Baba Golub
Child at the Circus
Circus Boss
Letter Writer
Chillum
Keera
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Raw drama about the attempts of young children to survive in an impoverished and dilapidated red light district of Bombay. Impressive images about the absolute bottom of Indian society. Great acting by the young protagonist Shafiq Syed, but the film seems chaotic (just like the neighborhood in which it is set) and, in my opinion, actually lacks a coherent story. Now looks like some kind of report. Quite intense at times!
Translated from Dutch · View original
Filmkriebel
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- 9549 messages
- 4430 votes
Salaam Bombay! is to India what Bunuel's Los Olvidados (1950) is to Mexico and Babenco's Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981) for Brazil: a film about street children who have to survive in the greatest misery. It is a shocking portrait; Krishna, later renamed Chaipau, joins a street gang and lives from small street jobs such as selling tea. His new environment includes a brothel where he is attracted to a young girl forced into prostitution, and local drug dealers Chillum (an addict) and his boss Baba.
The semi-documentary with quite a few non-actors is dominant, with sometimes short scenes that only aim to provide an insight into the poorest layers of Indian society. In any case, I had no problem with it. I thought the city atmosphere was depicted particularly well. A busy, chaotic and consuming city... a lot of lives that are busy trying to keep their heads above water, but are therefore not necessarily evil. It grabs the throat enough to give it a narrow 4*, and there is not much hope for improvement at the end of the day...
Translated from Dutch · View original
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