Salaam Bombay! (1988)
The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job sellng tea... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mira Nair
Written By: Mira Nair, Hriday Lani, Sooni Taraporevala
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Yunus Parvez, Nana Patekar, Raghuvir Yadav, Amrit Patel, Shaukat Azmi, Ramesh Goyal, Anita Kanwar, Shafiq Syed, Irshad Hashmi, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma
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Salaam Bombay! belongs to 19 collections
1. Female Directors (collaborative: moderated by djross - 90 stars)
2. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (collaborative: moderated by theficionado - 32 stars)
3. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)
4. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
5. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
6. Best of criticker: Drama (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 18 stars)
7. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
8. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
9. Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Narrative Films (collaborative: moderated by dardan - 12 stars)
10. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 11 stars)
11. Best of criticker: Crime (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 8 stars)
12. Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees (collaborative: moderated by snallygaster - 8 stars)
13. Ekşi Sinema "Alternatif" Top 250 (collaborative - 6 stars)
14. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
15. Third Cinema / Tercer Cine (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 3 stars)
16. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
17. Women Directors (public: drh - 1 star)
18. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 1988 (collaborative)
19. Camera d'Or (collaborative: moderated by toro913)
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| Feb 06, 2021 |  |
Darren | 70 54th |
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A lot of the social realist stuff is not entirely my thing but this was still very moving in parts. I'm thinking mainly of the scene where Krishna has been picked up by the police and his fellow lower caste members talk to him in the car about how one day India will belong to them and the simple statement "how can the state be a mother?"
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| Oct 25, 2019 | chengming | 50 20th |
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For all the talk of authenticity in Mira Nair's masterclass, this feels mighty phony.
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| Jun 27, 2019 |  |
auhasarderik | 5 23rd |
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Surely this movies seem educational for those who don't live around this. For the rest of us -the huge majority- it lacks a point unless there's a catch -artistic or otherwise. Didn't see one here.
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| May 04, 2019 | Lonewolf2003 | 75 60th |
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Touching movie about street kids in Bombay, but the characters stay a bit too much one-dimensional movie stereotypes to be really good.
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| Nov 11, 2018 |  |
hotsake | 72 79th |
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The film is under two hours long but feels much much longer. The direction and editing are the weakest parts of this movie. The acting is decent overall with Nana Patkar being the standout. I liked this movie but wasn't blown away by it... [Full Review]
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| May 01, 2013 |  |
iyisinek | 74 62nd |
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hindistan bombay, sokak cocuklar, genelev, fahise, fuhus, pezevenk, uyusturucu, uyusturucu saticisinin ölümü, yeni fahise, para toplamaya calisan cocuk, cayci, fahise anne ve pezevenk esi, ( 500 ruple kazanmaya calisan Krisna parayi kazanip köyüne döneme plabi yapar. Bunun için günlügü 5 rupleden bir caycinin yaninda calismaya baslar. calistigi sokak genelev sokagidir. buraya yeni gelen kiza asik olur. arkadasi bir uyusturucu saticisidir. )
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| Sep 02, 2012 |  |
stevekimes | 85 73rd |
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Mira Nair's first gritty portrayal of life in urban India. An excellent look at real people living with oppression and poverty.
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| Sep 21, 2010 |  |
AICHE | 88 96th |
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SO superior to that piece of shit, slumdog millionaire. In every possible way. fucking-regis-philbin-ass-recycled-off-a-tv-exec's-floor-made-by-colonialists Bullshit.
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| May 10, 2010 |  |
begoniabol | 84 85th |
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Good and touching movie. The acting is amazing, especially from the kids. It looks so real and seems as if the camera is filming every day life
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| Mar 28, 2010 |  |
mohan | 98 88th |
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Powerful film - haunts you for months if not years after you watch it. Excellent direction and acting that feels like a documentary for the most part. Representative of the lives of millions in the hell city.
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| Aug 14, 2009 | pompousass | 20 44th |
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Pretty tough as compared with what we usually see from that country -- namely, Satyajit Ray -- though it's no _Los Olvidados_ by a long shot. It's even a short shot from a _Pixote_. Directed by Nair -- her first fiction film -- with an informed eye for place and for way of life. But the amateur status of a lot of the actors is not well concealed, and some of the lost-soul closeups are gruesomely sentimental.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 82 73rd |
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The movie was very good, hampered by a very dated score and occasional sub-par acting (bad drunk acting... one of my big pet peeves). The worst thing I could say is that it's somewhat predictable. But that doesn't get in the way of letting it depress the hell out of you.
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| Average Percentile 66.74% from 195 Ratings |  |