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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

The dvd is in Hindi with English subtitles (not, unfortunately, available in these clips.)

Channel: Nonprofits & Activism
Uploaded: January 15, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Author: mbatang

Length: 00:08:38
Rating: 4.73
Views: 61811

Tags: Salaam Bombay Baalak Mira Nair Shafiq Syed Mumbai India street children kids streetkid

Video Comments:

akb7679 (November 16, 2008 at 9:11 pm)

Mate! Why don't you upload the whole movie? Please do.

reflectionsonlife (November 8, 2008 at 9:09 am)

this was & and still remains the best movie from & about india since the parallel-cinema era of the early 80s. in fact, this is personally amongst my top 5 fav films of all times. mira nair's best. and exposed the non-south-asian world to the realities of urban street life in india in a very accessible way.

mkonutube (October 22, 2008 at 6:25 pm)

I request you to upload the full movie....I am really desperate to watch this movie.....pleeeeeeeeeesssssss

zunkfunkt (November 8, 2008 at 2:56 am)

uploading this stuff online is just asking for trouble. Just go to blockbuster or netflix it.

mkonutube (November 9, 2008 at 2:57 pm)

Thats Incorrect, I've seen lot of full movies on youtube .

zunkfunkt (November 9, 2008 at 5:10 pm)

whatever, id rather watch a movie on tv than haveing to click for 10 min segments on youtube.

SkyViewIMAGINATION (November 13, 2008 at 5:41 am)

You can buy it on ebay for about $10

wubanga187 (October 13, 2008 at 5:01 pm)

ben..1st..ur an idiot..2nd..idon really watch most bollywood movies..but this movie is mad cool...the kids in it are mostly actual street kids from bombay who got acting lessons...prolly sumthin 2 deep for u 2 understand sun

wubanga187 (October 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm)

and i meant..benjabitua...the dude below jus 2 not get mixd up wit comment b4 this

jbz7879 (October 7, 2008 at 10:52 am)

i recently saw ray's chess players in i mix in hackney london-it is a true masterclass in cinema -wow

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