WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T MISS SEEING THIS FILM. A STUNNING DIRECTORIAL DEBUT." – DEREK MALCOLM, THE GUARDIAN.
Twenty years before director Danny Boyle exposed the ongoing plight of the homeless children of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) to the mainstream cinema-going masses with "Slumdog Millionaire", former documentary filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding; Mississippi Masala; Vanity Fair) told the story of the real slumdogs in her critically acclaimed debut feature SALAAM BOMBAY!
Winner of the Camera d'Or (for best first feature film) and the Audience Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival – and nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film – SALAAM BOMBAY! comes to DVD in March as a Special Edition release featuring an audio commentary by Nair plus five featurettes that include interviews with leading cast members and the film's screenwriter.
A gritty look into the underbelly of Bombay's urban streets SALAAM BOMBAY! allows the viewer a peek at another culture, only to find that basic human needs and desires are universal. And featuring a cast that stars real-life street kids alongside veteran Indian actors, Mira Nair's exceptional first feature boasts an authenticity to which the similarly themed "Slumdog Millionaire" can only aspire.
SALAAM BOMBAY! (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£15.99) by Arrow Films on 30th March 2009.
