Do Not Cry Over Salim, the Lame!

30Apr08

Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro is arguably the best movie ever made in the Hindi film industry in the bildungsroman genre. When it comes to presenting the moral degradation and the eventual redemption of an ordinary on-the-street person, this movie is a sure winner. It reminded me vaguely of Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay.

Saeed Mirza has cast Pavan Malhotra [...]

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Tags: Ajit Vachhani, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Classics, Cult Hits, Hawa Hawa, Hindi Cinema, Makrand Deshpandey, National Award Cinema, National Film Development Corporation, National Integration, Neelima Azim, NFDC, Pavan Malhotra, Rajendra Gupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Saeed Mirza, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, Sharang Dev, Sudhir Pandey, Vikram Cokhale