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Salaam Bombay! (re-release)
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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: Re-release of the 1988 film about life on the streets of Bombay.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Leslie Camhi
    90
    The real star of this film is the crowded, neon-lit byways of the city itself.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    80
    The film is unsparingly gritty, but with a woman's tenderness it also grants the characters an occasional moment of grace.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    60
    Director Mira Nair indulges in some melodramatic explorations, however, dangerously verging on a romanticized Oriental tearjerker mood.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. phxsikh
    10
    It's reality, that is the key element in the film, making it an excellent film. It doesn't posess any Bollywood "flavor" but it contains an amazing story.… Expand
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