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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. The film depicts the daily lives of children living in slums in Bombay (now Mumbai ), India's largest city.
Salaambombay. Salaam Bombay, as the name suggests is our salutation to Bombay and the spirit it represents. This can be discerned from the lovingly crafted menu, that is quintessential Bombay street food, (Chaats, Pav Bhaji’s, Vada Pav’s and the Unique “Bombay Chinese” - an explosion of different tastes and flavors, inspired by, and ...
Oct 7, 1988 · A young boy from a poor family runs away to Bombay and faces hardships and dangers in the streets. The film, directed by Mira Nair, was nominated for an Oscar and won several awards.
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- Crime, Drama
- Mira Nair
- 1988-10-07
"Salaam Bombay!" is one of the best films of the year. Syed plays its hero, a boy named Chaipau who works for a traveling circus. One day he is sent on an errand - to get some cigarettes from a neighboring village - and when he returns, the circus has packed up and disappeared.
After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs...
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- Shafiq Syed
- Mira Nair
- Drama
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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- Unseen Trailers
Before Slumdog Millionaire came Salaam Bombay!, Mira Nair's Oscar-nominated drama tells the moving story of life on the streets of Bombay as seen through the eyes of Chaipu, a twelve-year-old...
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- 536.6K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
