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Salaam Bombay! • The Next Reel
“Like a rose in the gutter...”
Mira Nair got her start with documentary projects, so it makes sense that her first feature, Salaam Bombay!, is a gritty and realistic depiction of life on the streets for a kid in the slums of Bombay. It also feels logical that Nair would use real street kids as her cast to imbue the story with a more authentic sense. Should she have just made a documentary though? Or does the film work as is? Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we kick off our Coming of Age Debuts series with Nair’s 1988 film Salaam Bombay!.
The title Salaam Bombay! may feel more…
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