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| kannalane Bombay |
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frm the movie bombay..featuring aravind sami n
manisha koirala
Tags : kannalane |
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Affichage : 47453
Durée : 337 s |
| Salaam Bombay - street children in Mumbai, India |
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Here are three clips from this splendid film about
a Bombay street child. In the first we see the
hero, young Krishna, working for a circus. He is
sent on an errand by the owner. When he returns
the circus has left without him. He travels to
Bombay, joins a group of street children and
becomes a "chaipau", a tea boy. In the second clip
we see him with a prostitute who befriends him and
her daughter, who has a crush on him (watch for
her charming wink). In the final clip we see
Krishna getting stoned in a graveyard with another
friend from the streets, the drug addict Chillum.
This is an incredible film and if you haven't seen
it you should make a point of getting hold of a
copy. The story of this street child, interwoven
with the stories of the other street people
presents a magnificent tapestry of life at the
bottom in Bombay and is a genuine tragedy. The
street children in the film are real street
children that director Mira Nair recruited through
drama workshops she held with them. Shafiq Syed's
stellar performance in the lead role won him the
Indian equivalent of an Oscar for best performance
by child.
Proceeds from the film went towards the founding
of the Salaam Baalak Trust that has helped
thousands of Indian street children over the years
since the film's release. Visit their website at
http://salaamstreetkids.org/
The dvd is in Hindi with English subtitles (not,
unfortunately, available in these clips.)
Tags : Salaam Bombay Baalak Mira Nair Shafiq Syed Mumbai India street children kids streetkid |
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Affichage : 53921
Durée : 518 s |
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