Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (transl. Don't Cry for Salim, the Lame) is a 1989 Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead.[1][2] The film won the 37th National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1989 and 1990 National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
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| Directed by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| Produced by | NFDC |
| Written by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza Hriday Lani (dialogue) |
| Starring | Pavan Malhotra Makrand Deshpande Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Music by | Sharang Dev |
| Cinematography | Virendra Saini |
| Edited by | Javed Sayyed |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film is set in the period of the Hindutva mobilization of the 1980s, the consequent explosive communal conflict, and its impact on the lives of the young men of the minority Muslim community, represented by a 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.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Pavan Malhotra as Salim, the Lame (Langda)
- Makrand Deshpande as Peera
- Ashutosh Gowariker as Abdul
- Rajendra Gupta as Aslam
- Neelima Azeem as Mumtaz
- Vikram Gokhale as Salim's father
- Surekha Sikri as Amina, Salim's mother
- Nishigandha Wad as Anees, Salim's Sister
- Haidar Ali as Nathu Seth
- Shakti Singh as Rajan
- Tom Alter as Johan
- Ajit Vachani as Rafiq bhai
- Neeraj Vora as Churan miya
- Naresh Suri as police inspector
- Achyut Potdar as Lala
- Ashok Banthia as Vilas Nakkashe
Awards
- 1989:National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- 1990:National Film Award for Best Cinematography: Virendra Saini
- 1989:Tokyo international film
References
- Review: Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Bollywood Hungama.
- Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Film.com.
- Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, New York Times.
- Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) NYU, Abu Dhabi.
- Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (Dont cry for lame salim) Review
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