Salaam Bombay! Blu-ray

[nishant786]

Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray director Mira Nair's film Salaam Bombay! (1988), starring Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, and Raghuvir Yadav. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.

From director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), this "brilliantly achieved, stunning and powerful" (Los Angeles Times) film "burst onto the Indian cinema scene with the force of a tornado" (Time Out London)! Winner of the Camera d'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1989, this riveting look at life on the hardened streets of Bombay went on to accumulate accolades and awards across the globe.

Forced to leave his family at a very young age, Krishna lives on the streets with pimps, prostitutes, drug addicts and other homeless children. He earns very little money-but it's more than most-delivering tea so he can return home to his family. But his honest plan is foiled when his hard-earned money is stolen by his closest friend, forcing Krishna to follow in the footsteps of so many street children of Bombay...by turning to a life of crime.

Special Features:
Five Original Documentaries Shot In India:
One Chance In a Million
A Color In the Hand Of the Painter
I Got Love
It Gave Me a Career
So Kids Like Us Can Learn Forever
Original Featurette - No Guts, No Glory
Audio Commentary by Director Mira Nair
Second Audio Commentary by Cinematographer Sandi Sissel
Original Theatrical Trailer

Link : Blu-ray.com

[nishant786]

SO pumped about this! Can't wait.

[Dragun]

Any word on a UK release from Eureka/MOC or Arrow? Kino's Blu-Rays are sometimes lacking, compared to the UK counterpart, though this release looks fairly stacked with extras.

[ravenus]

Haha, I just got the NFDC DVD few months ago, but this film is a memorable classic and deserves an HD release. Hopefully they have a good restored source for the transfer. On the UK side, if not Eureka/Arrow, perhaps Artificial Eye or New Wave could consider picking it up.

[toddly6666]

no Dolby Atmos, no purchase.

[ravenus]

Oh come now, we don't need that sarcasm in every thread, especially in one for a legit great film

[rajkapoor]

I have both MGM and NFDC DVDs. Extras are the same as on MGM DVD. Hopefully they do a good job.

[mrbrat_Boy]

And not to forget to mention the beautiful soundtrack by Violin Maestro L. Subramanium!

[Dragun]

Salaam Bombay is currently $7.99 at Kino's website from November 1st-14th.

[Hindustani]

Originally Posted by Dragun

Salaam Bombay is currently $7.99 at Kino's website from November 1st-14th.

Standard Shipping: $8.00
FedEx Ground: $8.61

Its costing more than $16.

In today's day and age when Amazon Prime Membership that has 2 days free shipping. Kino like imbeciles need to learn a lot about how business is done online.

Thanks anyways.

[bugsnest]

Originally Posted by Hindustani

Standard Shipping: $8.00
FedEx Ground: $8.61

Its costing more than $16.

In today's day and age when Amazon Prime Membership that has 2 days free shipping. Kino like imbeciles need to learn a lot about how business is done online.

Thanks anyways.

Kino is not an e-commerce powerhouse like Amazon. If they give you free shipping for a disc that is heavily reduced in price, that would be basically paying you to buy the BD. Now that would make them real imbeciles

That said, they charge $8 for the first disc and an additional $1 for each disc after that. And shipping is free for orders over $50. Amazon free shipping is for orders over $25 (or free if you are a $99/year Prime subscriber). Considering Kino discs are usually cheaper on their site, even compared to Amazon, its actually more cost effective to shop at Kino if you plan to buy a few discs at a time.

[ravenus]

Upcoming blu-ray of Salaam Bombay! coming from the BFI (June 21, 2021):

Bonus features:

• India Cabaret (1985, 60 mins): documentary in which Mira Nair explores the duality of 'good' and 'bad' women in Indian society
• Audio commentary by Mira Nair (2003)
• Sandi and Bernard Sissel in Conversation (2021, 51 mins): mother and son cinematographers Sandi and Bernard Sissel talk to the BFI's John Ramchandani about how they met on Salaam Bombay!, their experiences of the film and how it changed their lives
• Archive shorts (1906-1936, 34 mins): three gems from the BFI National Archive reflecting themes and iconography found in Salaam Bombay!, featuring city life in La vie aux Indes / Indian Scenes, an early Dickens adaptation of Oliver Twist and a look at tea production in India and Sri Lanka in Gardens of the Orient
• Original theatrical trailer
• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Booklet featuring a new contribution from director Mira Nair, new writing on the film by Manish Mathur and a biography of the director by Ellen Cheshire