Sunday, May 16, 2010

Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro





Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (English: Don't Cry For Salim, the Lame) is a 1989 Hindi film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead.
The film won the 1990 National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
Plot
The film is set in the period of the Hindutva mobilization of the 80s, the consequent explosive communal conflict, and its impact on the lives of the young men of the minority Muslim community, represented by an working class Muslim family in Mumbai. Salim Pasha (Langda or Lame), is a small time thief and goonda, and lives with his parents and sister in a shady neighborhood where crime and illegal activities are accepted professions

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