{"product_id":"salaam-bombay-blu-ray","title":"SALAAM BOMBAY! - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSalaam Bombay (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Mira Nair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanished from his home and abandoned by the travelling circus he sought refuge in, 11-year-old Krishna (Shafiq Syed) joins the swathes of dispossessed Mumbai street children struggling to survive. To earn the money he needs to get back into his mother's good graces and return home, Krishna finds work as a tea boy – a job that brings him into contact with an array of local characters, including prostitutes, pimps and drug-dealers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalaam Bombay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the heartrending and impassioned debut fiction feature by director Mira Nair (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMonsoon Wedding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and her frequent collaborator Sooni Taraporevala. With a cast of real-life street children, this celebration of the spirit of survival is an authentic and unflinching portrayal of India's impoverished underbelly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCritically lauded and Oscar®-nominated, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalaam Bombay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtras\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndian Cabaret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1985, 60 mins): Mira Nair's documentary about female strippers from a Bombay nightclub which provided the kernel of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalaam Bombay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by Mira Nair (2003)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSandi and Bernard Sissel in Conversation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2021, 51 mins): newly recorded discussion with the cinematographer and her son, one of the street kids from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalaam Bombay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchive shorts (1906-1936, 31 mins): three gems from the BFI National Archive reflecting themes and iconography found in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalaam Bombay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring city life in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLa vie aux Indes \/ Indian Scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an early Dickens adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a look at tea production in India and Sri Lanka in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGardens of the Orient\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Booklet featuring a new contribution from director Mira Nair, new writing on the film by Manish Mathur and a biography of the director by Ellen Cheshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia, France, UK | 1988 | colour | 114 minutes | Hindi, with optional English language subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.78:1 | Cert 15 (Strong sex references, threat, sexual threat, nudity) | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz\/24-bit) and Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio (320kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'One of the most arresting studies of street life ever made' --Radio Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A revelation' --Time Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best films of the year' --Roger Ebert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600844214446,"sku":"BFIB1421","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/salaam_bombay_Lime_Light_Front_BD_2.png?v=1751295280","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/salaam-bombay-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}