Review of Salaam Bombay! (1988) by Fankaar - — 30 Dec 2018

Awesome movie! Much better than the trash film Slumdog Millionaire.

This review of Salaam Bombay! (1988) was written by Fankaar - on 30 Dec 2018.

Salaam Bombay! has generally received very positive reviews.

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By David Parkinson (764) for Radio Times (2,421) on 28 Sep 2015

Dickensian in its empathy with the poor, uncompromising in its realism and ambitious in both scope and technique, this debut feature from Mira…

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 29 Apr 2018

Salaam Bombay! is an enormously moving and powerful film about life for children in the slums of Bombay…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Mar 2009

Director Mira Nair, trained in America, is very much in control of her material, tells her story efficiently and has most of the cast, none…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 23 Mar 2010

I wrote this a few years ago at a film forum: I saw Salam Bombay! for the first time last night, had me crying…

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By Rachel B (871) on 03 Dec 2009

Great filmmaking and engaging storytelling. A sweet, yet sad film from a director with a great eye…

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By Muhammed N (8) on 08 Aug 2015

Transcend yourself into one of the rare and most bitter cinematic experiences of all time…

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By Martin T (888) on 27 Apr 2010

The movie was very good, hampered by a very dated score and occasional sub-par acting (bad drunk acting... one of my big pet peeves)…

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By Michael A Elkana F (75) on 04 Oct 2009

How Slumdog Millionaire should be, powerful, gripping, and much more realistic…

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By Min R (22) on 25 Nov 2009

If you liked Slumdog Millionaire, then you might want to give Salaam Bombay! a try. This film is ten times better, imo…

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By Curtis R (160) on 28 Apr 2009

A sweeping portrait of the dismal everyday lives in the slums of Bombay, Mira Nair conveys magic with her masterpiece film Salaam Bombay…

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