Evening Screening
Registration 6:45pm
Screening 7:00pm
Close 9:00pm

Screened as part of India By the Bay 2018, Asia Society Hong Kong Center is pleased to present Salaam Bombay!, a gritty tale set in the red light district in Bombay and chronicles the day-to-day life of street children, drug-pushers, pimps, and prostitutes.

The film follows the life of young Krishna who, after destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, is sent to the big city to earn Rs. 500 to pay for the bike's repairs but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. While nurturing the dream of someday going back to his mother, Krishna befriends the drug dealer Chillum and the beautiful young prostitute Sola Saal. Navigating the frightening and alienating streets of Bombay, he soon becomes part of a complex hierarchy of exploitation, abuse, and affection.

Shot on real locations, Mira Nair’s debut film Salaam Bombay! was nominated for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1988.

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