Description

 This 1988 movie was clearly the inspiration for Slumdog Millionaire. It's grittier, harder, more charming, the characters have real complexity and depth, the performances are flawless, the story is more real and (like real life) is more tragic.

Synopsis

Mira Nair's (Monsoon Wedding) first feature is an acclaimed drama depicting the desperate lives of homeless children in one of India's poorest cities. Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is a 10-year-old country boy forced to live on his own in the streets of Bombay after his family tosses him out. While he hopes to earn 500 rupees for his mother and return home, the all-consuming job of staying alive quickly makes that dream an unlikely reality. He develops the street-smarts needed to survive in the seedy world of prostitutes, drug addicts, thieves, and other homeless children, but the harrowing experience takes an extremely heavy emotional toll on him. Krishna, however, remains determined to raise the money to return home. 

1988

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096028/

imdb 8/10
 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/salaam_bombay/

tomatometer 92%


AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS:

- Academy Award Nomination (Best Foreign Film)

- BAFTA Award (Best Foreign Film)

- Golden Globe Nominated (Best Foreign Film)

- Cesar Award (Best Foreign Film) 

Screens:
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thumbs:
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Ripped from my own DVD.

Included:

Salaam_Bombay.mkv
Full DVD cover 300 DPI
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Subtitles: eng srt within matroska container, not hard coded!

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Encode info:

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