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Salaam Bombay (Widescreen Special Edition) [DVD]

Shafiq Syed (Actor), Hansa Vithal (Actor), Mira Nair (Director, Writer) Rated:
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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 134 ratings
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Genre Foreign, Kids & Family
Format Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC, DVD, Color, Widescreen, Anamorphic
Contributor Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar, Murari Sharma, Raju Barnad, Sooni Taraporevala, Hansa Vithal, Shafiq Syed, Ram Moorti, Mira Nair, Nana Patekar, Amrit Patel, Raghuvir Yadav, Anjaan, Sarfuddin Qureshi See more
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Runtime 1 hour and 53 minutes
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From director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this "brilliantly achieved, stunning and powerful" (Los Angeles Times) film "burst onto the Indian cinema scene with the force of a tornado" (Time Out London)! Winner of the Caméra d'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® in 1989, this riveting look at life on the hardened streets of Bombay went on to accumulate accolades and awards across the globe! Forced to leave his family at a very young age, Krishna lives on the streets with pimps, prostitutes, drug addicts and other homeless children. He earns very little money – but it's more than most – delivering tea so he can return home to his family. But his honest plan is foiled when his hard-earned money is stolen by his closest friend, forcing Krishna to follow in the footsteps of so many street children of Bombay…by turning to a life of crime.

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Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) adds her angry voice to the cinema of forgotten children in this wrenching drama of an 11-year-old boy (real-life street kid Shafiq Syed) who heads to the big city and joins a sea of homeless kids and down-and-out adults scrambling to survive the pitiless streets. The fantasy of Bollywood dreams hangs just out of reach in posters, movies, and radio tunes, momentary respites from the hard reality of a world ruled by brutal pimps and drug dealers. In the tradition of Los Olvidados and Pixote, former documentarian Nair's feature debut is shot entirely in the slums of Bombay with a largely nonprofessional cast from the same streets. Though the drama is at times misty and melodramatic, her clear-eyed look at the mercenary world around these ultimately fragile forgotten children earned her the Caméra D'Or at Cannes in 1988. --Sean Axmaker

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Mira Nair
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC, DVD, Color, Widescreen, Anamorphic
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 53 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Hindi (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Hindi (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00007KQ9V
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 134 ratings

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green manalishi
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Not Bollywood
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2008
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In much of the movie, it doesn't seem like they're acting, which is to say the performances are VERY believable. Some points in the story, however, seemed less than believable. Krishna stealing food while he's serving guests at a wedding - putting them in his shirt and no one giving a second glance? The boss not noticing them in his T-shirt when giving him his pay?

Or what about the little girl being sent to the "prison" camp? Orphanage? I found it hard to believe that her mother couldn't get her back, even though she was a prostitute (on the other hand, wackier things HAVE gone down in India - for another riveting story which details more than a few, check out the book "A Fine Balance").

The scenes where Krishna and the little girl are doing all they can to help his junkie friend get his "medicine" - powerful. The ending seemed a bit drastic, though the final shots spoke volumes without saying a word. I'd give this movie 4.5 stars. Well-worth watching, especially if you've got a taste for gritty street movies. It doesn't get much grittier than Bombay. In fact this is a beautiful movie in spite of its dark theme.
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P. J. McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Salaam Bombay!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2009
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Having seen most of director, Mira Nair's other films, I felt I was long overdue for this one, and I WAS! I find it hard to believe that she was only 30 years old when she directed this very powerful film. Of course, location was important in its impact on the viewer, but it took me several days for the visual force of this film to leave my mind. Actually, I watched it again, a week later, and found it all the more touching and overwhelming in how it depicts an amazing culture and the more amazing street children of Bombay. Nair brings a huge sensitivity and compassion to her subject matter, and while I wish I had seen it sooner, I am grateful that I have at least seen it now, and will again, many times in the future. The message is clear: we are all one people, one heart, one blood, and we must all take care of one another, AND this planet, or we will ALL perish. An extraordinary experience.
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Robin Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars Nitty Gritty
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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I loved this movie.
It brings to light the horrible conditions people like his have to live when in squalor.
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R. Strickler
5.0 out of 5 stars Not only the film but the Special Features!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2012
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I think many people have already reviewed Mira Nair's wonderful movie and it touches the heart in ways that much more scripted films about India don't. But equally moving are the short narratives by and about the actors themselves that are included in the extra features. Made about ten years after the film itself, they are moving vignettes about the impact the film and its makers had on a community of young people in urban Bombay (Mumbai). Quite stunning!
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3.0 out of 5 stars The situation of the Nepalese girls is exactly like that of the Comfort Women victims of the Japanese.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2014
The Jains, the Hindus, the Sikhs all practice such consideration in their daily life against harming creatures, how could such a country be cruel to the Nepalese girls? When Chinese cluelessly demand that Sikh basketball players remove their turbans, the visiting athletes sweetly did so because they know that China is ignorant and doesn't know any better - they don't react violently or have terrorist knife attacks justified by China's behavior.

Maybe this is about something else because Western media never condemns India or connects this to the dominance of India in Nepalese politics (Manisha Koirala came to my attention thanks to Dil Se) or speculates how ongoing trafficking of Nepalese girls is destroying the future of the ethnicity and the faces of Nepal are becoming deeper featured and more Indian since the time of this movie.

Also the brothels in documentaries look like torture chambes, very dungeonlike. It seems unreal but international media other than not wondering WHY Indians would traffick Nepal are reporting unquestioningly the absolute victimization of the Nepalese girls unlike the tempered coverage of the Comfort Women but there is no way that Western media is proJapan on the matter of the Comfort Women so they are editting themselves for another reason.
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John Farr
5.0 out of 5 stars Salaam Bombay
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2007
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Former documentarist Mira Nair's angry, disconsolate, and deeply moving drama about poverty and child homelessness in India was shot on location and stars a cast of non-actors the director recruited from Bombay slums. Like De Sica and other Italian neorealists, Nair focuses with unblinking tenderness on the blighted lives of her protagonists, juxtaposing Krishna's squalid existence with the lush extravagance of the Bollywood musicals he so enjoys. Great performances, affecting imagery, and a heartbreaking plotline deservedly won "Salaam" worldwide acclaim.
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Janetmczach
4.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Look at Indian Streetlife
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2010
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I purchased this movie because my high school seniors had just finished the novel Nectar in a Sieve, and I wanted to give them some visuals regarding the poverty in India; it's so hard for us to picture. I found this movie, and previewed it, wondering if my college prep class would get anything out of it, but they were fascinated! Salaam Bombay is a VERY different type of filmmaking from what they usually see, and they noticed the long, lingering shots; the muted color palate; and the untutored acting of the cast. I would have loved to have had more information for them about Indian culture, so I could have answered some of their more difficult questions, but I found what I could on the web.
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Big Mama
5.0 out of 5 stars Tear jerker!
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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This movie is a very realistic portrayal of homeless children in Bombay. I love the special features especially when they catch up with some of the actors many years after the movie was first released.
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Silvia Wolkersdorfer
5.0 out of 5 stars Indian life pure!
Reviewed in Germany on April 26, 2019
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Toller Film.... Indien pur !.... Jenseits von Bollywood. Nichts für schwache Nerven! Aber es gibt auch viel Lachen und Humor im Film..... Leben pur, eben!Mira Nair ist eine wunderbare Regisseurin. Für den Film erhielt sie die Goldene Kamera in Cannes. Ein absolut empfehlenswerter Film!
U. A. sind auch die bekannten Filme „Mississippi Masala“ und „Monsoon Wedding“ von ihr.
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talat afroze
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2017
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Mira Nair's pre-eminent classic
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Rajnish Naudiyal
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Movie
Reviewed in India on March 7, 2018
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Masterpiece by Meera Nair. Regards. Rajnish Naudiyal
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Plain, Simple Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars "Come back a movie star!"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2016
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Having watched Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy as well as “Manahagar”/”The Big City”, I was eager to delve deeper into the world of Indian cinema. So I followed a recommendation from one of my film books and watched Mira Nair’s 1988 film “Salaam Bombay!”. If you’re not familiar with it, it is about a young boy, abandoned by the travelling circus he was involved with, who uses what money he has to travel to poverty stricken Bombay; surrounded by pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers, he constantly tries to get the 500 rupees he needs to return to his family.

The film is definitely reminiscent of “City of God”, perhaps as well as “Slumdog Millionaire” and the excellent “Wadjda” and this film is wonderful as well. I think I’ll start off with the music because it is just beautiful and moving; juxtaposed with the striking images of poverty stricken streets, it certainly elicits an emotional reaction. I was able to see the streets through the young boy Krishna’s eyes and was left wondering “How could it get like this?” On a related note, the production design is great and the film is visually impressive.

There are also great performances throughout, even from the child actors, most of whom came from the streets and went through training to teach them how to act in the film. I also loved the Neo Realism element of the film, proving that Indian cinema isn’t just about Bollywood! “Salaam Bombay!” is certainly an ideal film to watch after seeing some of Satyajit Ray’s films.

So in conclusion, this is a gritty, thoughtful, powerful, well made film; my admiration for world cinema continues.
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kergroix
5.0 out of 5 stars Tres beau film
Reviewed in France on April 3, 2015
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Un film magnifique et très triste sur la misère des enfants des rues de Bombay (Mumbai). D'autant plus triste qu'il a été tourné par de vrais enfants des rues et non des acteurs. Très réaliste il n'en "rajoute" pas style Slumdog Millionaire .La faim, la drogue, la prostitution, l'exploitation par les adultes tout y passe. C'est un film choc et désespérant. Il n y a pas de "happy end".
La réalisatrice a crée une fondation pour venir en aide à ces enfants, mais dans cet océan de misère quel est son impact ? Le plus triste est que le petit héros du film aujourd'hui survit difficilement avec son pousse pousse et espère pouvoir un jour envoyer ses enfants à l'école.
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