I know this will come as a shock to you, but growing up poor on the streets of India is not a good experience. In fact, there's a lot of people that will mistreat you and take advantage of you even though all you want is to try and make some money so you can live a normal life. That's the entire plot of Salaam Bombay. It's like a montage of misery, as we watch a poor boy trying to make enough money so he can go back home to his family. We also get to see a B-story about a young girl whose virginity is being sold to the highest bidder just in case Krishna's life wasn't unpleasant enough for you. The acting is fine in this movie, and there's no doubt that the whole thing feels authentic. However, I don't need authenticity in a film to know that life can be hard for young people trying to make ends meet on their own. There's just no joy in watching a movie like Salaam Bombay and that makes it a movie I struggle to enjoy in any way.
Review of Salaam Bombay!
