![H88BKF Salaam Bombay, (SALAAM BOMBAY) IND-F-GB 1988, Regie: Mira Nair, SHAFIK SYED, CHANDA SHARMA, Stichwort: Inderin, Schmuck. United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6KFS4OVOCT7QKRVEXWCTAPCUEI.jpg?smart=true&auth=6288eb665ec7bc187b4e4adb44ce64b62224b6d46c9b34466c2b99fff4a0f04d&width=400&height=225)
Mira Nair’s ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988) featured real street kids to portray themselves, instead of actors. Alamy
Mira Nair’s ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988) featured real street kids to portray themselves, instead of actors. Alamy
The uncomfortable truth about Indian cinema
It is 30 years since ‘Salaam Bombay!’ provoked outrage. But do films that try to portray the country’s gritty underbelly fare any better now?
Vishwas Kulkarni
17 September, 2018