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SALAAM BOMBAY!

Director:

  Mira Nair
  

Year Released:

  1988

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Anita Kanwar
  Chanda Sharma
  Shafiq Syed
  Hansa Vithal
  Raghuvir Yadav
Movie Haiku:Nair’s first film (made with frequent collaborator screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala) achieved instant acclaim, winning multiple awards worldwide & receiving a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination. Bombay street kids survive amidst the squalor and danger of the adult world around them.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2007