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‘Salaam Bombay’ on Rupavahini
Indian director Mira Nair's critically acclaimed cinematic award-winning film debut 'Salaam Bombay' will be screened on April 28 Friday at 9.30 pm on Rupavahini .

The film depicts the story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job selling tea, but mostly they have to beg for money and keep out of the way of the police.

Fed-up of being continuously bullied by his elder brother, Krishna (the lead actor played by Shafiq Sayed) sets fire to his motor-bike, and this gets him into big trouble with his mother. She takes him to the nearby Apollo Circus, and tells him that he can only come home after he earns Rs.500/- to pay for the damaged bike. Krishna agrees to do so and finds employment with the circus.

One day the Circus Boss asks him to run an errand, and when Krishna returns he finds that the circus has packed up and travelled elsewhere. Alone, with nowhere to turn to, and unable to find Rs.500 to repay his mother, he decides to travel to the nearest big city - which is Bombay.

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