Review of Salaam Bombay! (1988) by Ravi I — 28 Sep 2010

I have not seen Slumdog Millionaire, I never felt a desire to. Bought tickets, ended up not going to it. Rented the DVD, returned without seeing it. SM always seemed lacking on realism to me and too glamorous for a slum movie.

I had watched Salaam Bombay! 20 years back seeing it as a teen as just a good movie. Saw it again over the weekend. A brilliant watch that stands the test of time after over 2 decades. Shafiq Syed (now an auto driver in Bangalore) is amazing as Chai-Pav/Krishna, pity we never saw him again.

And Raghuvir Yadav as Chillum is brilliant. Worth a repeat watch after all these years. Shakti (Amitabh), Drohkaal and now Salaam Bombay! are my 3 most favorite Bollywood flicks.