Thursday Cinema
Salaam Bombay!
[Greetings Bombay!]

Salt Beyoğlu

March 19, 2015 19.00

Still from the film Salaam Bombay! [Greetings Bombay!] (1988) <i>Salaam Bombay!</i> [Selam Bombay!] (1988) filminden bir kare ©Mirabai Films. Fotoğraf: Sooni Taraporevala
Still from the film Salaam Bombay! [Greetings Bombay!] (1988) ©Mirabai Films. Photo: Sooni Taraporevala

SALT Beyoğlu, Walk-in Cinema



Salaam Bombay! [Greetings Bombay!] (1988)
Director: Mira Nair
113 minutes
Hindi; Turkish and English subtitles

This gritty tale set in the red light district in Bombay chronicles the day-to-day life of street children, drug-pushers, pimps and prostitutes. It follows the life of young Krishna who has come to the big city to earn Rs. 500 and is nurturing the dream of someday returning to his mother.

Salaam Bombay! [Greetings Bombay!] was awarded the Cannes Film Festival “Golden Camera” (1988) award for director Mira Nair, the “Silver Lotus Award” (1989) at India’s National Film Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Foreign Language Film” (1989).


Program is free. Reservations are not accepted.

Supported by Garanti Mortgage
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