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The Best view | Salaam Bombay! – “The original Slumdog Millionaire”

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Jason Best

When Mira Nair’s moving tribute to the resilience of Bombay’s street children was first seen in 1988, it drew comparisons with François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows for its unflinching depiction of a deprived young boy’s struggle against the odds. Twenty-odd … Continue reading →

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