It is the story of Krishna alias chai pau. He enters Bombay looking to earn Rs 500. He ends up killing Baba, the mastermind behind the drug trade and prostitution in that part of Bombay. The wikipedia article, as always, has an accurate account of the plot and other details.
The script is brilliant. The picturisation is perfect. The locations are real. The actors are great. The undercurrent of the movie is optimism. The intention of the movie is not to attract the attention by showing filthy things, but to present the problems. The intention is not to cash in on sympathy, but to educate the viewer about the problem and thereby provoke questions in his mind. The director's restraint in handling the subject is clearly visible. Full marks to Mira Nair.
The theme music by L.Subramaniam is brilliant. It represents the athma of the movie very effectively.
Some good links of videos on YouTube:
Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZhpnLPL990&NR=1
3 scenes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytuN_-unCG4&NR=1
Escape from the prison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do9Dm3sHiSY&NR=1
Wedding Reception: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXFCPT2mh4&NR=1
Music Score: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1CsLVfmSo&feature=related
what happened to them after the movie?
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have read on web, Mira Nair established an organization called the Salaam Baalak Trust to rehabilitate the children. Most of them were eventually helped.
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