Directed by:
Mira NairScreenplay:
Sooni TaraporevalaCinematography:
Sandi SisselCast:
Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar, Amrit Patel, Irrfan Khan, Sulabha Deshpande, Anjan Srivastav, Yunus ParvezVOD (1)
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Unjustly accused of stealing and cast out of his home village by his family, 11‐year‐old Krishna (Shafiq Syed) joins the swathes of dispossessed street children in the slums of Mumbai. Sleeping in the rubble of the city, he struggles to survive in his merciless new environment. Forced to associate with the criminal underworld, Krishna's childhood innocence quickly wanes as the reality of his uncertain future becomes painfully apparent. Salaam Bombay! is the heartrending and impassioned debut fiction feature by director Mira Nair. Shot on the streets of India's second‐biggest city and starring real‐life street children, the film is an authentic and unflinching portrayal of the country's impoverished underbelly. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Mira Nair (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1990 - Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
- 1989 - Best Foreign Film
Filmfare Awards
- 1990 - Mira Nair (Best Film)
- 1990 - Mira Nair (Best Director)
- 1990 - Anita Kanwar (Best Supporting Actress)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Cannes Film Festival
- 1988 - Mira Nair (Golden Camera)