Director Mira Nair indulges in some melodramatic explorations, however, dangerously verging on a romanticized Oriental tearjerker mood.
Salaam Bombay!
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United Kingdom, India, France · 1988
Rated PG-13 · 1h 53m
Director Mira Nair
Starring Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar
Genre Crime, Drama
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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 boy living rough in the city.
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The story sometimes seems hesitant to confront the most harrowing implications of the harsh realities it portrays. But it benefits greatly from Syed's close-to-the-bone performance as the boy.
The real star of this film is the crowded, neon-lit byways of the city itself.
The film is unsparingly gritty, but with a woman's tenderness it also grants the characters an occasional moment of grace.
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