Salaam Bombay: 1988 Submission – Nominated
Written and directed by Mira Nair, Salaam Bombay! chronicles the lives of children residing in the Bombay slums. Though many movies have used the Mumbai slums as a movie setting, Salaam Bombay still remains one of the most impressive movies on the subject.
In fact, it won the National Award and was also included in The New York Times’ list of best 1000 movies ever made.
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