Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro

Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
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Directed by	Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Written by	Saeed Akhtar Mirza; Hriday Lani (dialogue)
Produced by	NFDC
Starring	Pavan Malhotra; Makrand Deshpande; Ashutosh Gowariker
Cinematography	Virendra Saini
Edited by	Javed Sayyed
Music by	Sharang Dev
Release date	29 May 1989;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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 Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Cinematography at 37th National Film Awards.

Plot

The film is set in the period of the 1980s. The story revolves around Salim Pasha, a man with a physical disability. He is involved in crimes like extortion and robbery with two of his friends Peera and Abdul. Salim is a carefree man. He lives with his parents and his younger sister. Salim's younger brother Javed Pasha (who has been a hard-working student all his life) dies because of an electric shock. His parents are keen to get his younger sister married to a proofreader of a Urdu newspaper named Aslam.

After watching a documentary film made on the communal riots of Bhiwandi, Salim is shaken from within. He wants to give up everything he does and start life afresh. Salim tries to look for a job and ends up with a job at a garage with the help of a restaurant owner. Salim happily goes to Aslam to tell about the way he would start up his new life. Salim is asked to stir up a riot for a huge sum of money. He refuses to do so and tells them how he is devastated since he has seen the outcome of Bhiwandi communal riots. On the day of his younger sister's engagement with Aslam, Salim is seen happily dancing with his friends. During the celebrations of his sister's engagement ceremony, he is killed by one of his rivals. ^[3]^[4]

Cast

Pavan Malhotra as Salim, the Lame (Langda)^[5]
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

National Film Awards–1989
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- National Film Award for Best Cinematography: Virendra Saini

1989

Tokyo International Film Festival

References

^ Ramnath, Nandini (7 July 2020). "'Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro' revisited: A timeless tale of a small-time thug dreaming of the big league". Scroll.in.
^ Akhtar, Amaal (26 April 2019). "Gully Boy and the legacy of Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^ "Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009.
^ Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)^{[permanent dead link]} NYU, Abu Dhabi.
^ "First of Many: Pavan Malhotra revisits Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". 6 July 2022.

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[1] Ramnath, Nandini (7 July 2020). "'Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro' revisited: A timeless tale of a small-time thug dreaming of the big league". Scroll.in.

[2] Akhtar, Amaal (26 April 2019). "Gully Boy and the legacy of Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[3] "Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009.

[4] Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)^{[permanent dead link]} NYU, Abu Dhabi.

[5] "First of Many: Pavan Malhotra revisits Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". 6 July 2022.

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