{"product_id":"salaam-bombay-blu-ray","title":"Salaam Bombay! (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This is NOT a comic! But I did go to film school!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Mira Nair. Published by BFI. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray disc, 114 minutes, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, Colour,  1988 (2021 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnjustly accused of stealing and cast out of his home village by his family, 11-year-old Krishna (Shafiq Syed) joins the swathes of dispossessed street children in the slums of Mumbai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSleeping in the rubble of the city, he struggles to survive in his merciless new environment. Forced to associate with the criminal underworld, Krishna’s childhood innocence quickly wanes as the reality of his uncertain future becomes painfully apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalaam Bombay! is the heartrending and impassioned debut fiction feature by director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). Shot on the streets of India’s second-biggest city and starring real-life street children, the film is an authentic and unflinching portrayal of the country’s impoverished underbelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically lauded and Oscar-nominated, Salaam Bombay! is available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eExtras\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndia Cabaret (1985, 60 mins): documentary by Mira Nair exploring the stereotyping of women in Indian society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Mira Nair (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandi and Bernard Sissel in Conversation (2021): newly recorded discussion with the cinematographer and her son, one of the stars of Salaam Bombay!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53739147264330,"sku":"salaambombaybluray","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/IMG_4392.jpg?v=1767875680","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/salaam-bombay-blu-ray","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}