| Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro | |
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| Directed by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| Produced by | NFDC |
| Written by |
Saeed Akhtar Mirza Hriday Lani (dialogue) |
| Starring |
Pavan Malhotra Makrand Deshpande Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Music by | Sharang Dev |
| Cinematography | Virendra Saini |
| Edited by | Javed Sayyed |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (English: Don't Cry over the lame Salim's Death) is a 1989 Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead. The film won the 37th National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1989 and 1990 National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
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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.[4][5]
Cast
- Pavan Malhotra as Salim, the Lame (Langda)
- 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
Awards
- 1989:National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- 1990:National Film Award for Best Cinematography: Virendra Saini
Release Date :
12:00am on Monday 1st January 1990
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