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7 October 1988 (USA)
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The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job sellng tea...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 8 wins
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6 nominations
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Moving Work
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shafiq Syed | ... | Krishna / Chaipau |
| Hansa Vithal | ... | Manju Golub |
| Chanda Sharma | ... | Sola Saal |
| Raghuvir Yadav | ... | Chillum (as Raghubir Yadav) |
| Anita Kanwar | ... | Rekha Golub (as Aneeta Kanwar) |
| Nana Patekar | ... | Baba Golub |
| Anjaan | ... | Child at the circus |
| Amrit Patel | ... | Circus Boss |
| Murari Sharma | ... | Ticket Seller |
| Ram Moorti | ... | Mad Man |
| Sarfuddin Qureshi | ... | Koyla (as Sarfuddin Quarassi) |
| Raju Barnad | ... | Keera |
| Irshad Hashmi | ||
| Mohanraj Babu | ... | Salim |
| Chandrashekhar Naidu | ... | Chungal |
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Salaam Bombay! (France)
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Runtime:
113 min | UK:109 min | Argentina:112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Australia:M |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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Most of the young actors who appeared in the film were actual street children. They received dramatic training at a special workshop in Bombay before they appeared in the film.
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Continuity: Krishna starts off with eight glasses of tea. One glass is broken by Sweet Sixteen when he offers her a drink. He is then seen walking back to the tea stand with eight full glasses, but when he gets back he has seven empty glasses.
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Rekha Golub:
[To Baba] Just like a customer.
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Writer/Director Mira Nair presents the tribulations of life on the streets of Bombay, India through the eyes of a young, homeless boy. His arduous story is captured in spectacular cinematography by Nair, whose use of heavy tones and color combined with intriguing camera angels lend to the film's melancholic nature. Not a commercial blockbuster in the United States, this is moving piece of work that deserves every bit of the critical claim it received. A film that stays with you long after viewing!