Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro

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Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Poster
Directed bySaeed Akhtar Mirza
Written bySaeed Akhtar Mirza
Hriday Lani (dialogue)
Produced byNFDC
StarringPavan Malhotra
Makrand Deshpande
Ashutosh Gowariker
CinematographyVirendra Saini
Edited byJaved Sayyed
Music bySharang Dev
Release date
  • 29 May 1989 (1989-05-29)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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.

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]

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